The West Greene Buffaloes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Knox Central Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, West Greene got the win against Unaka by a conclusive 10-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Greene.
Meanwhile, Knox Central put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Pineville.
Cayden Collins made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Collins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Knox Central let John Davis and Hayden Melton loose on the outfield. Davis went 2-for-3 with six RBI and a triple, while Melton scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Austin Bargo, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
West Greene's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-5. As for Knox Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
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