The South Johnston Trojans will face off against the Southern Wayne Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Johnston will be strutting in after a victory while Southern Wayne will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, South Johnston earned a 5-1 win over C.B. Aycock.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Southern Wayne and East Wake had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Saints took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Saints in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Hayden Waller put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Waller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Waller wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden McKee, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Kaeden Hinson was another, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
South Johnston's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
South Johnston took their victory against Southern Wayne when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Saints have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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