The Whiteville Wolfpack will square off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Whiteville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Franklin Academy a 13-0 shutout. Considering Whiteville's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Whiteville let Campbell Thompson and Chesney Cribb loose on the outfield. Thompson went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Cribb scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Lenoir waltzed into their match on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over the Warriors. Two seems to be a good number for South Lenoir as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Kiley Smith, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-1.
Whiteville's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13. As for South Lenoir, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
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