Baseball Recap: Davie War Eagles vs. R.J. Reynolds Demons
Davie had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the R.J. Reynolds Demons. That's more bragging rights for Davie, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Davie got a great performance from Cole Whitaker as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Whitaker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Coy James was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hunter Potts, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On R.J. Reynolds' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Daniel, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Davie's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. As for R.J. Reynolds, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Davie didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. Watauga on the 20th. As for R.J. Reynolds, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mount Tabor at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. R.J. Reynolds is facing Mount Tabor at the right time seeing as Mount Tabor is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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