The Washington-Wilkes Tigers will head out to take on the Greenbrier Wolfpack at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Washington-Wilkes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Tuesday. Washington-Wilkes' pitchers stepped up to hand Greene County a 15-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Washington-Wilkes.
Ben Price
| 04/15/25 vs Greene County | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Burke County | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Lincoln County | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Lake Oconee Academy | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Towns County | 1 |
Ben Price made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thatcher Meech, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Jordan Dawson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
Washington-Wilkes always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-0 to Effingham County. Considering the last time the Wolfpack couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Washington-Wilkes' record is now 10-19. As for Greenbrier, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
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