After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Whiteville, Red Springs was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes 7-6. For the Red Devils, this counts as revenge for the 16-0 victory the Golden Tornadoes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2025.

Xzavier Sinclair
| 04/28/26 vs Fairmont | 8 |
| 04/06/26 vs Heide Trask | 5 |
| 04/04/26 vs St. Pauls | 1 |
| 04/01/26 vs South Columbus | 0 |
| 03/24/26 vs South Brunswick | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Xzavier Sinclair made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off 12 hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
In other batting news, Taquan TJ Ellerbe was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Red Springs is 5-1 when Ellerbe posts two or more runs, but 3-11 otherwise. Steven McCadney also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Red Springs' win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 8-12. As for Fairmont, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Golden Tornadoes beat Red Springs by a score of 10-2 on Thursday.
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