South Davidson has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the West Davidson Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. South Davidson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
South Davidson will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Lexington on Wednesday. Everything went South Davidson's way against Lexington as South Davidson made off with a 20-5 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for South Davidson's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Ronnie Benfield and Laken Elberson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Benfield pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Elberson tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Benfield scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Elberson scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tanner DeLattre, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dakota Mitchell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, West Davidson's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. Their tough 14-0 loss to Glenn might stick with them for a while. West Davidson was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the six games prior) but Glenn's pitchers proved too tough.
South Davidson's victory ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-12. As for West Davidson, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.
South Davidson suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to West Davidson in their previous meeting on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Davidson's Thomas Hester, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Now that South Davidson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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