The East Poinsett County Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Augusta Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Poinsett County will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Buffalo Island Central, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Warriors walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Mustangs on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Augusta). They blew past Clarendon 20-5 on Tuesday. Considering the Red Devils' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Braydon Nichols was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Doby, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Augusta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .781. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Augusta's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-12. As for East Poinsett County, their record now sits at 6-9.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
