Baseball Recap: South View Extends Winning Streak to Five

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

04/03/25 vs East Columbus	10-9
04/01/25 @ Douglas Byrd	21-0
03/29/25 @ Scotland	9-2
03/28/25 @ Seventy-First	12-0
03/25/25 @ Jack Britt	11-2

South View proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 21) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the East Columbus Gators 10-9. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on five straight.

Logan Read was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.

In other batting news, Juan Mckoy was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Avery Barbour also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

South View hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive matches.

South View's record now sits at 10-6. As for East Columbus, they dropped their record down to 7-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South View will square off against Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.8, the Pirates 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for East Columbus, they will face off against Whiteville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wolfpack's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so the Gators' hitters will have their work cut out for them.