The Weddington Warriors will face off against the Sun Valley Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Weddington comes in on three and Sun Valley on four.
Weddington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Marvin Ridge, who was ranked fifth at the time (Weddington was ranked eighth). The Warriors put the hurt on the Mavericks with a sharp 10-2 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Warriors have won ten matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Sun Valley hadn't done well against Cuthbertson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Spartans came out on top against the Cavaliers by a score of 5-2.
Keller Weaver spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on ten hits. He is becoming a predictor of Sun Valley's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 6-2 (and 8-9 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Braxton McGinniss was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Tristan Duke was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Sun Valley's win bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Weddington, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7-1.
Weddington was able to grind out a solid win over Sun Valley in their previous matchup back in April, winning 8-4. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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