The Clayton Comets will face off against the Wake County HomeSchool Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Clayton 2.9, Wake County HomeSchool 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wake County HomeSchool will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Clayton extended their winning streak to five on Thursday. The Comets' pitchers stepped up to hand Southeast Raleigh a 7-0 shutout. The Comets' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Sam Narron
| 04/10/25 @ Southeast Raleigh | 5 |
| 03/19/25 @ South Garner | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ Smithfield-Selma | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs South Granville | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | 1 |
Sam Narron looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Long, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jamison Lynch, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Clayton hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wake County HomeSchool unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Faith Christian by a score of 8-7.
Gabriel Ferrell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Ellington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Clayton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Wake County HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
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