The South Lenoir Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Clinton Dark Horses at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. South Lenoir will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
South Lenoir is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 21-10 margin over Richlands on Wednesday. Considering the Blue Devils have won four games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Clinton fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against South Lenoir on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 4-3. The Dark Horses' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Tyler Hall was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with one home run and two RBI.
South Lenoir's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Clinton, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
South Lenoir came out on top in a nail-biter against Clinton when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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