The Southern Wayne Saints will venture away from home to challenge the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
West Johnston hit Southern Wayne with a five-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Saints came up short against the Wildcats, falling 9-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Saints couldn't push the score so high this time.
Southern Wayne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Waller, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
C.B. Aycock came out on top against Smithfield-Selma on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run seventh inning. The Golden Falcons were the clear victors by a 13-4 margin over the Spartans. The victory continues a trend for the Golden Falcons in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won eight in a row.
Ty Swenson made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, C.B. Aycock got a massive performance out of Caden Cox, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Cox is becoming a predictor of the Golden Falcons' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-12 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Braxton Toler, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Southern Wayne has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for C.B. Aycock, their record is now 10-12.
Southern Wayne couldn't quite finish off C.B. Aycock in their previous meeting on April 1st and fell 5-3. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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