The South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls will face off against the Eastern Randolph Wildcats on Friday. South Stanly will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
South Stanly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Elkin with a sharp 13-3 win. The Rowdy Rebel Bulls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph posted their closest victory since April 4th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Cornerstone Charter 10-9.
Lucas Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Eastern Randolph let Will Stalker and Bryson Marley run wild. Stalker went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI, while Marley got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Marley is becoming a predictor of Eastern Randolph's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 7-11-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Holdaway, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
South Stanly pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs over those games. As for Eastern Randolph, the win got them back to even at 12-12-1.
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