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| 03/27/25 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/26/24 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 05/05/23 - Home | 11-9 W |
| 03/28/23 - Away | 11-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
South Johnston has gone 9-1 against East Wake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Trojans will host the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If South Johnston beats East Wake with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Trojans never let Smithfield-Selma get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, East Wake made sure to put some runs up on the board against Franklinton on Thursday. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over the Red Rams. The victory was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
South Johnston pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for East Wake, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
South Johnston skirted past East Wake 4-2 in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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