The East Clarendon Wolverines will challenge the Socastee Braves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Clarendon is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
East Clarendon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over Marion on Tuesday. Considering the Wolverines have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper Goff was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since April 1st.
In other pitching news, Evan Lee looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Dawson Beard
| 04/29/25 @ Marion | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Catholic | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Mullins | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Kingstree | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ South Florence | 2 |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Dawson Beard, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Mixon, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Socastee had just enough and edged out Waccamaw 7-6 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Braves have won by just one run.
Jace Crowther was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hartas, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Socastee and bumps their season record up to 5-18. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for East Clarendon, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
