The St. Pauls Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the West Bladen Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Pauls will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Hoke County on Thursday. St. Pauls came out on top against Hoke County by a score of 14-10. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Bucks: they've now won three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jaylen Jacobs, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Lavoie, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
St. Pauls always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .644. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times West Bladen and St. Pauls had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. West Bladen walked away with a 5-2 win over St. Pauls.
Tyler Lewis was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Allister Russ was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
The victory got St. Pauls back to even at 5-5. As for West Bladen, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
St. Pauls couldn't quite get it done against West Bladen in their previous meeting on Tuesday as they fell 5-2. Can St. Pauls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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