Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Garner

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

04/10/26 @ Southeast Raleigh	21
03/10/26 vs Smithfield-Selma	14
03/13/26 @ Smithfield-Selma	13
02/25/26 @ Rolesville	13
04/24/26 vs South Garner	11

Garner entered their tilt with South Garner on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Titans 12-1. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by ten runs or more this season.

Jacori Covington was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Camden Walton was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run.

Garner always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Garner only posted an OBP of .095.

Garner's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for South Garner, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Garner is set to square off against their familiar foe Fuquay-Varina at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 4, the Bengals 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, South Garner will challenge rival Cleveland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.