South Davidson extended their losing streak to eight on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 4-13 in the process. They came up short against the West Davidson Dragons, falling 16-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dragons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
As for West Davidson, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games.
For West Davidson's part, Thomas Hester and Brady Edwards made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Hester didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Edwards pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. At the plate, Hester went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Edwards went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, Davis Lomax and Carson Michael did most of the damage at the plate: Lomax went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Michael went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. West Davidson is undefeated when Lomax posts two or more runs, but 8-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Tierney, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
South Davidson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Davidson, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-2 win against East Davidson on the 23rd.
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