Baseball Recap: South View Has No Trouble Against Seventy-First

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/07/25 vs Douglas Byrd	21
03/28/25 @ Seventy-First	12
03/04/25 vs Seventy-First	10
03/25/25 @ Jack Britt	9
03/06/25 vs Western Harnett	7

South View never let their opponents score on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over the Seventy-First Falcons. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Logan Read made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, South View got a big performance out of Trey Ray, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Ray a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Alford, who scored two runs and stole four bases.

South View hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seventy-First struck out seven times.

South View has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Seventy-First and nudges their season record down to 3-9.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South View will challenge Scotland at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Scotland will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something South View surely won't give up without a fight. As for Seventy-First, they will take on Gray's Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.