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| 03/21/25 - Home | 22-0 W |
| 04/12/24 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 13-0 W |
| 03/21/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
West Johnston is 8-2 against Smithfield-Selma since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Wildcats will challenge the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. West Johnston is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
If West Johnston beats Smithfield-Selma with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Wildcats beat East Wake on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-1.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Smithfield-Selma's offense. They came up short against South Johnston on Wednesday, falling 7-0. The Spartans have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
West Johnston's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Smithfield-Selma, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Everything went West Johnston's way against Smithfield-Selma in their previous meeting back in March, as West Johnston made off with a 22-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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