After a string of five wins, Triton's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 10-1 loss at the hands of the South Johnston Trojans. Triton has struggled against South Johnston recently, as their game on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Triton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On South Johnston's side, the team relied heavily on Reese Penny, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lannah Price, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Triton's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for South Johnston, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Triton has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Western Harnett at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Triton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season. As for South Johnston, they will be playing at home against Smithfield-Selma at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Johnston knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Smithfield-Selma likes a good challenge.
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