The Clayton Comets are taking a road trip to take on the South Johnston Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
South Johnston will be up against a hot Clayton team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Clayton put the hurt on Rolesville with a sharp 8-1 win on Monday.
Autumn Joyce
| 03/03/25 @ Rolesville | 5 |
| 02/25/25 vs Rolesville | 3 |
| 04/30/24 vs Fuquay - Varina | 3 |
| 04/19/24 @ South Garner | 3 |
| 05/07/24 @ New Bern | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Autumn Joyce, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. Jenny Clement was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Clayton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rolesville only posted an OBP of .308.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Johnston, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over North Johnston on Tuesday. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Clayton's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for South Johnston, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Clayton beat South Johnston 10-7 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Clayton repeat their success, or does South Johnston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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