West Florence is on a three-game streak of home wins, while East Clarendon is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Florence Knights will take on the East Clarendon Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Florence: 3, East Clarendon: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, West Florence was able to grind out a solid win over Socastee, taking the game 5-1.
Ryan Cocetti tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Camp Keels and Carson Haynes did most of the damage at the plate: Keels went 3-for-5 with two runs and a triple, while Haynes scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Clarendon can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Clarendon Hall a 13-0 shutout.
East Clarendon also got a great performance from Caleb Coker as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Dawson Beard and KJ Floyd did most of the damage at the plate: Beard scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Floyd scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hunter Matthews, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
West Florence's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for East Clarendon, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
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