The Waccamaw Warriors will challenge the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Waccamaw managed to slip by Loris the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Warriors came up short against the Lions on Wednesday, falling 14-6.
Cameron Craft stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Rostan Pate was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against The Heights as they made off with a 15-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their two-run performance the match before.
Drew Markey tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Bishop O'Connell got a massive performance out of Truman Leckey, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Leckey has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Noah Haught, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Waccamaw has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Bishop O'Connell, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
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