Southern Wayne is 0-10 against C.B. Aycock since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southern Wayne Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Southern Wayne headed into their last match having not scored more than two runs for four straight, but Fike let them put that streak behind them. Southern Wayne was the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Fike on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Southern Wayne's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Reagan Stribble spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on ten hits and racked up six Ks. She also set a new season high mark in ERA with .000.
At the plate, Gracie Hinson was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Mylee Wiggs was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Smithfield-Selma a 24-0 shutout. Considering C.B. Aycock has won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Southern Wayne's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-14. As for C.B. Aycock, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-9.
Southern Wayne suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to C.B. Aycock in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of C.B. Aycock's Haylee Ezzell, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Southern Wayne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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