The Eastern Randolph Wildcats will face off against the South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Eastern Randolph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over Cornerstone Charter. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since April 4th.
Lucas Smith
| 05/06/25 vs Cornerstone Charter | 11 |
| 03/07/24 vs Randleman | 10 |
| 02/28/24 vs Jordan-Matthews | 10 |
| 02/28/25 vs Anson | 8 |
| 04/25/25 @ Providence Grove | 7 |
Lucas Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Will Stalker and Bryson Marley did most of the damage at the plate: Stalker went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI, while Marley got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Marley is becoming a predictor of Eastern Randolph's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 7-11-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Chance Holdaway, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, South Stanly came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Buckin' Elks 13-3. The Rowdy Rebel Bulls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
South Stanly's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern Randolph, the win got them back to even at 12-12-1.
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