It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Southern Wayne can now relate to. They fell 4-0 to the Williams Bulldogs on Wednesday. Southern Wayne's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
For Williams' part, the result came thanks to Tate Jones's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Williams saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dan Mahan, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Southern Wayne's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Williams, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Southern Wayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Williams, they will square off against Terry Sanford on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Terry Sanford: 3.6, Williams: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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