Softball Game Preview: West Johnston Wildcats vs. South Lenoir Blue Devils

The West Johnston Wildcats will face off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

South Lenoir will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: West Johnston extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Wildcats put the hurt on Fike with a sharp 12-2 win. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly ten runs.

Meanwhile, South Lenoir won against James Kenan on Monday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Blue Devils beat the Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won eight in a row.

West Johnston's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for South Lenoir, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.