South Adams is 9-1 against Southern Wells since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The South Adams Starfires will be playing at home against the Southern Wells Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Adams will head into Tuesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Jay County on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-run loss they were dealt on Thursday. South Adams fell just short of Jay County by a score of 4-2. South Adams has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Adams saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Weaver, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Southern Wells lost 20-8 to Oak Hill on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Southern Wells in their matchups with Oak Hill: they've now lost eight in a row.
Caleb Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2. Landon Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
South Adams now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Southern Wells, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
South Adams took their win against Southern Wells when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 17-11. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southern Wells' Peyton Bertsch, who pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Adams still be able to contain Bertsch? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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