The East Rutherford Cavaliers will challenge the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Rutherford 1.6, South Lenoir 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Rutherford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 21-5 margin over West Stanly. Considering the Cavaliers have won 22 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, South Lenoir sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Midway on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Blue Devils have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Gage Howard, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one triple.
South Lenoir has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for East Rutherford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 28-1.
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