West Florence had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Socastee Braves. For West Florence, this counts as revenge for the 5-0 defeat Socastee walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2019.
Ryan Cocetti tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Camp Keels and Carson Haynes did most of the damage at the plate: Keels went 3-for-5 with two runs and a triple, while Haynes scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
West Florence's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Socastee, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
West Florence will be playing in front of their home fans against East Clarendon at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Clarendon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Socastee, they will head out on the road to challenge Sumter at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sumter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Socastee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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