Smithfield-Selma hasn't had much luck against East Wake recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Smithfield-Selma will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
C.B. Aycock hit Smithfield-Selma with a eight-run seventh inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans came up short against the Golden Falcons, falling 13-4.
Cayden Gregory was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Noah Harley, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, East Wake didn't have quite enough to beat American Leadership Academy-Johnston on Wednesday and fell 6-5.
East Wake dropped their record down to 8-15 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.25 runs. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-22.
Smithfield-Selma might still be hurting after the 18-1 loss they got from East Wake in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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