The Watauga Pioneers will head out to take on the South Caldwell Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Watauga is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Watauga is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ragsdale 6-4. That's two games straight that the Pioneers have won by exactly two runs.
Evan Burroughs was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Daniel Jones
| 05/06/25 @ Ragsdale | 7 |
| 04/29/25 @ Alexander Central | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Proctor | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Ashe County | 6 |
| 04/11/25 @ Hibriten | 4 |
| + 2 more games |
In other pitching news, Watauga got a great performance from Daniel Jones as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Jones has posted since back in March.
Burroughs wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Zaragoza, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Maddox Greene was another, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Caldwell, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Southeast Guilford 7-5.
South Caldwell pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Watauga, their record is now 17-11.
Watauga skirted past South Caldwell 10-8 in their previous meeting on Thursday. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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