Wallace-Rose Hill has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Clinton Dark Horses at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Wallace-Rose Hill suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of North Lenoir. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Wallace-Rose Hill in their matchups with North Lenoir: they've now lost five in a row.
Reid Page was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Wallace-Rose Hill hit smart and finished the game with only a strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Clinton 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 Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 9-3 win. Considering Clinton has won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Camden Davis was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Zyhan Wallace was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Wallace-Rose Hill now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Clinton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wallace-Rose Hill has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clinton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wallace-Rose Hill came up short against Clinton when the teams last played back in February, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clinton's Brennon Bell, who struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Wallace-Rose Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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