Eastern Wayne is 8-2 against Goldsboro since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Eastern Wayne Warriors will be staying on the road to face off against the Goldsboro Cougars at 6:30 p.m.
Eastern Wayne's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against North Johnston on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for Eastern Wayne in their matchups with North Johnston: they've now lost four in a row.
Eastern Wayne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Watson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Goldsboro gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let Spring Creek onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory. While fans of Goldsboro might be used to big wins, the 21-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Armani Scrufari was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Elijah Lathon was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Eastern Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Goldsboro, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-10.
Eastern Wayne suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Goldsboro in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Goldsboro's Dalton Wilkins, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Eastern Wayne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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