South Davidson can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Lexington Yellowjackets. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Ronnie Benfield
| 03/10/25 @ North Rowan | 4 |
| 02/28/25 @ Albemarle | 4 |
| 03/18/25 vs Lexington | 3 |
| 02/26/25 vs Albemarle | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ North Rowan | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Ronnie Benfield and Dallas Mantz made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Benfield struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Mantz pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Benfield scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Mantz scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Benfield also scored three runs, which is notable because South Davidson is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zander Floyd, who scored two runs and stole Five bases. while going 1-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of South Davidson's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Dalin Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
South Davidson's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-5. As for Lexington, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Looking ahead, South Davidson will venture away from home to take on South Stokes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Davidson will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Lexington, they will square off against Parkland at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lexington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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