The Southern Wayne Saints will challenge the Fike Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Wayne is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Southern Wayne lost 10-2 to Hunt on Tuesday.
Southern Wayne saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Odom, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Cameron Beasley also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fike). They blew past Beddingfield 13-2 on Wednesday. The Demons not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 11, 2024.
Lawson Boykin was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Summerlin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Fike kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Fike has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Southern Wayne skirted past Fike 11-10 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Demons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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