Smithfield-Selma had no answer to Ryan Stephenson on Saturday as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with less than two walks allowed. On the season, Stephenson has an ERA of 7.45 over 10.3 innings pitched.
Stephenson and Harnett Central will head out on the road to face off against Midway at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Stephenson has dominated as far as walks are concerned (he's averaged 0.6 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Midway has only allowed 3.9 per game this season.
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