The Pender Patriots will square off against the West Columbus Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Pender nor West Columbus posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Pender came up short against Whiteville on Thursday, falling 14-1. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Wolfpack recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, West Columbus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of East Bladen. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.
West Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Pender, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Pender skirted past West Columbus 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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