Cheraw dropped their record down to 23-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the East Clarendon Wolverines by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Braves couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kaden Johnson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Johnson was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Byrd, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base.
As for East Clarendon, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 23-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games.
On East Clarendon's side, Dawson Beard was excellent, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Beard a new career-high.
As of now, neither Cheraw nor East Clarendon have any future games scheduled.
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