Baseball Preview: Statesboro Blue Devils vs. Greenbrier Wolfpack
Statesboro is 0-5 against Greenbrier since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Tuesday's first game. The Statesboro Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Greenbrier Wolfpack at 4:00 p.m. Statesboro will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Statesboro scored the most runs they've had all season to find success in Friday's second game. They blew past Jenkins 18-2. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
LOGAN WALLACE looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Statesboro let ROBDRAVIOUS LAWSON and Aubrey Smith loose on the outfield. LAWSON scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Smith scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nathan Newkirk was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Harlem typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Greenbrier proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 4-1.
Statesboro pushed their record up to 12-14 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Greenbrier, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Statesboro might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Greenbrier in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Statesboro, Gage Kirkland (who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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