The Greene Central Rams will square off against the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
SouthWest Edgecombe will be up against a hot Greene Central squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Greene Central's way against North Pitt on Thursday as Greene Central made off with a 16-6 win. The Rams' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
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Riley Radford was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Greene Central is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise. Radford was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Sutton Harris and Trey Eatmon did most of the damage at the plate: Harris went 3-for-5 with three RBI, while Eatmon scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Those hits were Eatmon's first of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when SouthWest Edgecombe took on Farmville Central on Friday. SouthWest Edgecombe blew past Farmville Central 16-3. Considering the Cougars have won four contests by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
SouthWest Edgecombe let Logan Webb and Parker Gay run wild. Webb went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Gay went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Ayers, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
SouthWest Edgecombe kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive games.
Greene Central's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Greene Central came out on top in a nail-biter against SouthWest Edgecombe in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will Greene Central repeat their success, or does SouthWest Edgecombe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
