The Southern Wayne Saints will challenge the Terry Sanford Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Southern Wayne: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Terry Sanford has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Southern Wayne blew C.B. Aycock out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday C.B. Aycock got their revenge. The Saints fell just short of the Golden Falcons by a score of 5-3.
Southern Wayne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Odom, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Odom's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Terry Sanford got the win against Western Harnett on Tuesday by a conclusive 8-2. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Hart tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024.
On the hitting side, Hunter Hedgecoe and Josh Mozingo did most of the damage at the plate: Hedgecoe went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI, while Mozingo scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Mozingo is becoming a predictor of Terry Sanford's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Gibson Bray, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Terry Sanford is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
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