Holly Springs is 8-2 against Cary since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Holly Springs Golden Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Cary Imps at 7:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, Holly Springs came up short against Wakefield and fell 7-3. Holly Springs has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Holly Springs got a good showing from Shane Bernhardt, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Holly Springs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Rhoades, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Holly Springs hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Cary gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Knightdale an 11-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Cary considering their two-run performance the match before.
Gavin Turner and Andrew Mohler did most of the damage at the plate: Turner scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Mohler scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Holly Springs' loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Cary, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Holly Springs has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cary struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Holly Springs couldn't quite finish off Cary when the teams last played on Monday and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cary's Collins Black, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Now that Holly Springs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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