Greene Central First Round Playoff Matchup Preview

#1 Seed Greene Central VS #32 Seed Goldsboro

Greene Central 21-0

Goldsboro 10-11

Last 5 Games:

Greene Central:
- Win vs Southside 19-0
- Win vs West Craven 10-0
- Win vs Farmville Central 4-1
- Win vs Farmville Central 5-3
- Win vs Croatan 10-0

Goldsboro:
- Win vs North Johnston 2-0
- Win vs Spring Creek 21-0
- Win vs Spring Creek 21-0 (not a typo)
- Win vs Eastern Wayne 7-1
- Loss vs North Johnston 11-0

BIG WINS:

Greene Central:
- Win vs North Lenoir 2-0
- Win vs Hunt 5-1
- Win vs South Central 4-3
- Win vs Croatan 10-0

Goldsboro:
- Win vs Rosewood 7-6
- Win vs North Johnston 2-0

BAD LOSSES:

Greene Central:
- Undefeated

Goldsboro:
- Loss vs APA 7-2
- Loss vs American Leadership Academy 8-1
- Loss vs American Leadership Academy 1-0

Key Players

Greene Central:
-Braden Burress .629 Batting avg, 47 Runs, 21 RBIs, 3 3Bs, 4 HRs, 27 SBs, 8-0 W/L pitching record, 0.66 ERA, 74 Ks
- Austin Hardy 9-0 W/L pitching record, 0.39 ERA, 112 Ks
- Will Radford .586 Batting avg, 28 RBIs, 13 2Bs, 1 3Bs
- Greene Central’s whole defense

Goldsboro:
-Ethan Lathon .372 Batting avg, 17 Runs, 16 RBIs, 3 3Bs, 2 HRs, 12 SBs

Greene Central wins IF:

If the Rams come out and execute, they should win. However, "execute" does not merely mean showing up to the game. The Rams must come ready to compete and go for blood. No one is going to lay down for Greene Central; if anything, the Rams have a BIG target on their backs for being undefeated and the #1 seed. They are going to get everyone's best shot.

Goldsboro wins IF:

The Cougars will need to play their best game of the season. The bats must get going, and whoever takes the mound—more than likely Dalton Wilkins 1-0 4.12 ERA—will need to be in the zone and have their best game of the season.