W.S. Neal is 1-7 against Andalusia since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The W.S. Neal Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Andalusia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. W.S. Neal is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
W.S. Neal won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-1 walloping at the hands of Ariton.
W.S. Neal saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ja?sean Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, W.S. Neal didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ariton only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Andalusia made easy work of Slocomb on Thursday and carried off a 12-2 win.
Parker Adams and Riley Cravey did most of the damage at the plate: Adams went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Cravey scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Noah Curry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
W.S. Neal's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Andalusia, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. W.S. Neal has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Andalusia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
W.S. Neal might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Andalusia when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can W.S. Neal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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