The Waccamaw Warriors will be taking part in a tournament against the Socastee Braves at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Waccamaw fell victim to Fort Mill and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yellow Jackets.
Diego Patrick
| 03/07/25 @ Fort Mill | 9 |
| 05/08/24 vs Brookland-Cayce | 6 |
| 05/02/24 vs Brookland-Cayce | 1 |
| 04/23/24 @ Carolina Forest | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Dillon | 9 |
Waccamaw got a good showing from Diego Patrick, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Patrick has posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Socastee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Gray Collegiate Academy, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Braves have lost by exactly ten runs.
Socastee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Rinella, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Waccamaw's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Socastee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Waccamaw suffered a grim 18-9 defeat to Socastee when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can Waccamaw avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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