The Southern Wayne Saints will head out on the road to take on the Hunt Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Wayne is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Southern Wayne didn't have quite enough to beat West Johnston and fell 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Southern Wayne has scored all season.
Southern Wayne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden McKee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. McKee has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Hunt made easy work of Smithfield-Selma on Thursday and carried off a 12-1 win. The victory was just what Hunt needed coming off of an 11-4 loss in their prior match.
Will Doll and Connor "CJ" Radford did most of the damage at the plate: Doll scored two runs while going 1-for-1, while Radford scored two runs while going 1-for-1. Nick Worrell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Southern Wayne's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4. As for Hunt, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Southern Wayne suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Hunt in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Southern Wayne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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