East Wake is 1-9 against South Johnston since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. East Wake will look to defend their home field against South Johnston at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Wake took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Fike get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, South Johnston waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Warriors. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since February 28th.
South Johnston's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Wake, they moved to 5-6 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
East Wake couldn't quite get it done against South Johnston in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can East Wake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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