#16 seed South Lenoir vs #17 seed Clinton

South Lenoir  W/L: 14-6 (9-3) 

Clinton W/L: 15-5 (6-4)

South Lenoir’s Last 5 games (4-1)

• East Duplin (10-13) = W 13-3

• @ James Kenan ( 5-13) = W 11-7

• Ayden- Grifton (15-9)= W 9-5

• North Lenior ( 18-4) = W 2-0

• @ Wallace-Rose Hill (11-9) = L 6-2

Clinton’s Last 5 Games (5-0)

• @ St. Pauls ( 6-16)=  W 8-2

• St. Pauls (6-16)= W 9-3

• @ East Bladen (12-11) = W 12-5 

• @ Fairmount (8-14) = W 1-0

• Fairmount (8-14)= W 21-4 

South Lenoir’s Big Wins

North Lenoir (18-4)= W 2-0
Ayden-Grifton ( 15-9)= W 9-5

Big Wins Clinton

@ Wallace-Rose Hill (11-9)- W 8-4
Wallace- Rose Hill (11-9) – W 6-3

South Lenoir’s Bad Losses

@  Midway (17-5) – L 10-0 
@ Southwest Onslow (11-9) – L 2-1

Clinton Bad Losses

Red Springs (8-14) – L 6-5 
@ West Bruniswick (11-12) – L 10-0 

Key Players

• Matthew Rhodes (SL) – 2.40 ERA, 7 games started, OBA 0.328. 

• Gage Howard (SL)– 0.431 BA, 25 hits, 0.568 SLUG, Six doubles, 20 RBI.

• Alex Evans (Clinton)– 0.344 BA, 20 hits, 0.415 SLUG, 14 RBI.

• Connor Tyner (Clinton)- 2.42 ERA, 0.210 OBA, 2 complete games. 

South Lenoir wins if:

The Blue Devils need to have a error free game, Matthew Rhodes needs another zoned in performance,  score fast and early, and use the crowd to your advantage!

Clinton wins if:

They are able to maintain Blue Devils big bats of Gage Howard, Jacob Howard, Christian Coples.