The Southern Lee Cavaliers will take on the Clayton Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southern Lee is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Monday. They blew past Western Harnett 14-3. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Bryan McCollum
| 02/24/25 vs Western Harnett | 3 |
| 04/30/24 @ Pinecrest | 1 |
| 04/20/24 @ Northwood | 1 |
| 04/02/24 vs West Carteret | 1 |
| 02/28/24 @ Cape Fear | 1 |
Bryan McCollum made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Waters and Cole Faulk did most of the damage at the plate: Waters got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Faulk scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Those four RBI gave Waters a new career-high. Spencer Stephens was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Southern Lee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western Harnett only posted an OBP of .250.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Clayton made sure to put some runs up on the board against Rosewood on Wednesday. Clayton was the clear victors by a 17-3 margin over Rosewood. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Comets have posted since April 19, 2024.
Gabe Schellinger looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Clayton let Landon Evans and Grant Buchanan run wild. Evans went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Buchanan scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Bryant, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
