The West Davidson Dragons will venture away from home to take on the West Stokes Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Davidson's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Davidson as they made off with a 10-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Dragons sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Ethan McCloskey looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, West Stokes entered their tilt with Walkertown on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Wolfpack with a sharp 11-1 win. West Stokes' victory was all the more impressive since the Wolfpack were averaging only 3.05 runs allowed on the season.
West Davidson's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Stokes, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
West Davidson came out on top in a nail-biter against West Stokes in their previous meeting back in May of 2015, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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