Baseball Preview: Westover Wolverines vs. E.E. Smith Golden Bulls
Westover and E.E. Smith are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Westover Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westover has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 29.
Westover will head into Wednesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Wednesday was a bit more commanding. They suffered a rough 14-0 defeat at the hands of Western Harnett.
Westover saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dewayne Wyatt, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, E.E. Smith fell victim to Pine Forest and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Trojans.
Westover's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for E.E. Smith, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-13.
Westover couldn't quite finish off E.E. Smith when the teams last played on Tuesday and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of E.E. Smith's Andrew Bates, who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Now that Westover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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