After a string of three wins, Cleveland's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They suffered a rough 10-4 defeat at the hands of the South Johnston Trojans. Cleveland was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as South Johnston apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Aubrey Stanley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Cleveland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for South Johnston, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Cleveland will head out on the road to square off against Southeast Raleigh at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Raleigh has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.67 runs per game on average), something Cleveland will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for South Johnston, they will be playing at home against Smithfield-Selma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smithfield-Selma hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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