The Eastern Wayne Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Goldsboro Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern Wayne is looking for their season's first win.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Eastern Wayne's offense. They lost 15-0 to North Johnston on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Goldsboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Spring Creek get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Cougars' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Brayden Smith made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Goldsboro got a massive performance out of Avery Grant, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Grant is becoming a predictor of the Cougars' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 3-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Gray Seegars, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Goldsboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win snapped Goldsboro's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-14 record. As for Eastern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Eastern Wayne suffered a grim 20-1 defeat to Goldsboro in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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