Baseball Recap: South Davidson Comes Up Short

South Davidson extended their losing streak to nine on Monday, dropping their season record down to 4-14 in the process. They came up short against the Thomasville Bulldogs, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, with their most recent defeat being a 14-0 loss on April 4th.

South Davidson saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ronnie Benfield, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Myles Scercy was another, earning one run and two stolen bases.

As for Thomasville, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by ten runs or more this season.

On Thomasville's side, Elijah McNeair was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave McNeair a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Thomasville: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 9-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Travail Barnes, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Bankhead, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

As of now, neither South Davidson nor Thomasville have any future games scheduled.