Softball Preview: Travelers Rest Devildogs vs. Fountain Inn Fury
The Travelers Rest Devildogs will head out on the road to take on the Fountain Inn Fury at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Travelers Rest's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Fountain Inn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Travelers Rest stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Carolina Academy with a sharp 27-2 win. While fans of Travelers Rest might be used to big wins, the 25-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Meanwhile, Fountain Inn suffered a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Powdersville on Monday. Fountain Inn has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fountain Inn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexa Lieb, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Travelers Rest's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Fountain Inn, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-8.
Travelers Rest beat Fountain Inn 4-1 when the teams last played last Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Travelers Rest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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