The South Garner Titans will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Rolesville Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
South Garner is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They fell 7-3 to Enloe on Wednesday.
South Garner got a good showing from Nicholas Johnson, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
At the plate, South Garner saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Long, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Rolesville narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Enloe 4-2.
Rolesville also got a great performance from Carter Steelman as he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk).
Rolesville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Enloe struck out eight times.
South Garner was able to grind out a solid victory over Rolesville when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 5-0. Will South Garner repeat their success, or does Rolesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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