Baseball Preview: Fuquay - Varina Bengals vs. Harnett Central Trojans
The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will head out on the road to face off against the Harnett Central Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fuquay - Varina sitting on five straight wins and Harnett Central on three.
On Tuesday, while Fuquay - Varina put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Southeast Raleigh. Everything went Fuquay - Varina's way against Southeast Raleigh as Fuquay - Varina made off with an 11-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Harnett Central stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over E.E. Smith. Give Harnett Central's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Brayden Sears made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Sears was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Taylor, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Wesley Barefoot was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Fuquay - Varina's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Harnett Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Fuquay - Varina came out on top in a nail-biter against Harnett Central when the teams last played back in May of 2015, sneaking past 6-5. Will Fuquay - Varina repeat their success, or does Harnett Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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