East Clarendon entered their tilt with Socastee with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Socastee Braves on Monday.
Foster Matthews spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, East Clarendon let Whit Nesbitt and Graham Newsome loose on the outfield. Nesbitt scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Newsome scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Morris, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
East Clarendon pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Socastee, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 13 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
East Clarendon will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against North Central at 6:00 p.m. East Clarendon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so North Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Socastee, they will head out on the road to challenge East Clarendon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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