The Wheatmore Warriors will square off against the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wheatmore made up a huge gap compared to their last game against West Davidson, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Wheatmore never let West Davidson get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph was able to grind out a solid win over Chatham Central on Wednesday, taking the game 7-4.
Alex Kivett was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Randolph's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't).
Eastern Randolph hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chatham Central struck out nine times.
The victory made it two in a row for Wheatmore and bumps their season record up to 5-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Eastern Randolph, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Wheatmore's way against Eastern Randolph when the teams last played on Tuesday, as Wheatmore made off with a 13-3 victory. Will Wheatmore repeat their success, or does Eastern Randolph has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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