Baseball Preview: Whitmire Wolverines vs. Greenwood Christian Hawks
The Whitmire Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Greenwood Christian Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Whitmire is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
After soaring to 15 runs the game before, Whitmire was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. Their tough 16-1 defeat to Newberry might stick with them for a while.
Whitmire saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Jones, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Whitmire hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Christian has not done well against Dixie recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Greenwood Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Dixie.
Leland Reed made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Reed was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, AJ Moore was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Whitmire's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Greenwood Christian, their record now sits at 8-6-1.
Whitmire might still be hurting after the 13-6 defeat they got from Greenwood Christian when the teams last played back in March. Can Whitmire avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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