The Willow Spring Storm will face off against the South Garner Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Willow Spring has six straight victories, South Garner has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Willow Spring got the win against Southeast Raleigh by a conclusive 16-5.
Nate Rice and Rylan Sherrell did most of the damage at the plate: Rice scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Sherrell scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Sherrell also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season. Ryder Randolph was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for South Garner's offense. They came up short against Clayton on Friday, falling 11-0.
Willow Spring's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 4.8 in the others. As for South Garner, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Willow Spring couldn't quite finish off South Garner in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Willow Spring avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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