Wallace-Rose Hill is 0-10 against East Duplin since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the East Duplin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Wallace-Rose Hill will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Wallace-Rose Hill fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of South Lenoir.
Reid Page made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caden Gavin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, East Duplin made sure to put some runs up on the board against Richlands on Wednesday. East Duplin had just enough and edged Richlands out 10-9.
The team relied heavily on Zach Brown, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Gavin Holmes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Wallace-Rose Hill's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for East Duplin, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wallace-Rose Hill has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Duplin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Wallace-Rose Hill came up short against East Duplin when the teams last played back in March, falling 9-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Duplin's Baines Raynor, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Wallace-Rose Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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