Davie County is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Mount Tabor is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The War Eagles will welcome the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Davie County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Statesville a 21-0 shutout on Friday. With that win, the War Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Easton Sanders made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sanders was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Davie County got a massive performance out of Hayden Potts, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI Potts has posted since back in February of 2025. Another player making a difference was Brandon Forrest, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Davie County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Statesville struck out seven times.
While Mount Tabor didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on North Forsyth with a sharp 17-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won four matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
James Price was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Koonin, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Mount Tabor's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Davie County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Davie County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mount Tabor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Davie County came out on top in a nail-biter against Mount Tabor when the teams last played on March 4th, sneaking past 7-5. Do the War Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
