The Socastee Braves will head out on the road to challenge the East Clarendon Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Socastee has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while East Clarendon will arrive with seven straight wins.
Things were looking good for Socastee after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 9-4 to East Clarendon.
For East Clarendon's part, Foster Matthews spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, East Clarendon let Whit Nesbitt and Graham Newsome loose on the outfield. Nesbitt scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Newsome scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Morris, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Socastee's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for East Clarendon, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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