West Florence waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the East Clarendon Wolverines. This was payback for West Florence, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Avery Weaver made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Weaver was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Camp Keels, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brody Cook, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On East Clarendon's side, they got a good showing from Foster Matthews, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, East Clarendon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Goff, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
West Florence pushed their record up to 18-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for East Clarendon, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Florence will take on Conway at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Florence is facing Conway at the right time seeing as Conway is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for East Clarendon, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Laurence Manning Academy at 7:00 p.m.
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