South Lenoir First Round Playoff Matchup Preview
#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.
