After three games on the road, Willow Spring is heading back home. They will take on the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Willow Spring is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Willow Spring beat Harnett Central 9-4.
Austin Fletcher looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Triston Gardner was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Carter Vester, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Southeast Raleigh is still looking for their first win of the season after six matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-1 walloping at the hands of Willow Spring on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Southeast Raleigh couldn't push the score so high this time.
Southeast Raleigh saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Greyson Dove, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Southeast Raleigh didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Willow Spring's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Southeast Raleigh, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Willow Spring took their win against Southeast Raleigh when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 18-1. Will Willow Spring repeat their success, or does Southeast Raleigh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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