Sadly, Southeast Raleigh is still looking for their first win of the season after five contests. They fell just short of the Smithfield-Selma Spartans by a score of 13-11 on Saturday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Troy Scott made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole five bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jadon Jones, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
On Smithfield-Selma's side, Andrew Hartman made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Hartman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Cayden Gregory and Aaron Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Gregory scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Southeast Raleigh's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Smithfield-Selma, their record is now 2-5.
Southeast Raleigh will be playing in front of their home fans against Willow Spring at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Willow Spring has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Smithfield-Selma, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hunt at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hunt will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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