Smithfield-Selma is 0-6 against C.B. Aycock since May of 2022 but things could change on Friday. Smithfield-Selma will venture away from home to challenge C.B. Aycock at 7:00 p.m. Smithfield-Selma has given up an average of 14.5 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Smithfield-Selma is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 27th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 13-6 to Southern Wayne.
Smithfield-Selma saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was EJ Stridiron, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Stridiron a new career-high in RBI (two).
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock didn't have quite enough to beat North Lenoir on Wednesday and fell 9-8. The Golden Falcons haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Jones Winters was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Winters was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
In other batting news, Janeson Steele was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zay Cora, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Smithfield-Selma's record now sits at 0-11. As for C.B. Aycock, their record now sits at 3-8.
Smithfield-Selma might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from C.B. Aycock in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Smithfield-Selma avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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