Providence Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Southwestern Randolph Cougars by a score of 8-3. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly five runs.

Jacob Flinchum
03/11/25 vs Southwestern Randolph | 4 |
04/04/24 @ Waccamaw | 3 |
03/07/25 vs Cedar Ridge | 2 |
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The team relied heavily on Jacob Flinchum, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Colin Duvall, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Providence Grove's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Southwestern Randolph, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Providence Grove will venture away from home to challenge Southwestern Randolph at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Southwestern Randolph, they will head out on the road to face off against Asheboro at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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