With a playoff game on the line, Waccamaw rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Battery Creek Dolphins. Considering Waccamaw has won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Evan Barnett tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Waccamaw got a massive performance out of Nate Mabus, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ben Cohen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Waccamaw back to even at 11-11. As for Battery Creek, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
Waccamaw will take on Brookland-Cayce on Thursday. Waccamaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Battery Creek, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Marlboro County. Marlboro County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Battery Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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