The Southwood Knights will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the North Miami Warriors at 1:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Caston out 5-3.
Jaret Denney was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Denney was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Micah Smith was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Coan Holloway, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Miami beat West Central 7-2 on Saturday.
North Miami saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Southwood's win bumped their record up to 8-18. As for North Miami, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-16 record this season.
Southwood took their victory against North Miami in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 14-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwood since the squad 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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