The Watauga Pioneers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the South Caldwell Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Watauga: 3.4, South Caldwell: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Watauga narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ashe County 2-1.
Everertt Gryder tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Watauga saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Critcher, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, South Caldwell's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cougars pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.83 runs allowed on Tuesday. South Caldwell came out on top against Alexander Central by a score of 14-11. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Caldwell.
Watauga is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for South Caldwell, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Watauga came up short against South Caldwell in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-1. Can Watauga avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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