Softball Preview: South Lenoir Blue Devils vs. Whiteville Wolfpack
The South Lenoir Blue Devils will face off against the Whiteville Wolfpack on Friday. South Lenoir is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
South Lenoir is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Eastern Wayne a 2-0 shutout. Two seems to be a good number for South Lenoir as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Kiley Smith, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Whiteville can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Franklin Academy with a sharp 13-0 win. Whiteville's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Campbell Thompson and Chesney Cribb did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Cribb scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
South Lenoir is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Whiteville, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13.
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