The East Wake Warriors will head out to square off against the Fike Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Wake's last matchup with South Johnston could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's matchup on Friday. The Warriors came up short against the Trojans, falling 15-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost six in a row.
Fike might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-1 to West Johnston, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Demons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fike got a good showing from Lawson Boykin, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits Boykin has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Fike saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Maddrey, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Fike's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for East Wake, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
East Wake was able to grind out a solid victory over Fike in their previous meeting back in March, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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