Baseball Game Preview: Jacksonville Cardinals vs. South Johnston Trojans

The Jacksonville Cardinals will take on the South Johnston Trojans on Friday. Jacksonville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

Jacksonville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Person by a score of 8-5.

Vasco Sutton

Runs

05/02/25 vs New Bern	3
03/06/25 vs West Craven	3
05/06/25 @ Person	2
04/16/25 vs Southwest Onslow	2
04/15/25 @ McMichael	2
+ 9 more games

The team relied heavily on Vasco Sutton, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Jacksonville is undefeated when Sutton posts two or more runs, but 7-10 otherwise.

Jacksonville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, South Johnston was able to grind out a solid victory over Harnett Central on Tuesday, taking the game 7-3. The win continues a trend for South Johnston in their matchups with Harnett Central: they've now won six in a row.

South Johnston's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Jacksonville, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.