Baseball Game Preview: Fannett Metal vs. Southern Fulton Indians

Fannett Metal is on an 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Southern Fulton is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Fannett Metal will host Southern Fulton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Fannett Metal 3.3, Southern Fulton 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Last Friday, Fannett Metal came up short against Claysburg-Kimmel and fell 9-5.

Fannett Metal saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wade Appleby, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Meanwhile, Southern Fulton is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Rappahannock. The Indians came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders, sneaking past 4-2. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Fannett Metal's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Southern Fulton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.

Tuesday's match will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Fannett Metal hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .390. However, it's not like Southern Fulton struggles in that department as they've averaged .335. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Fannett Metal suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Southern Fulton when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will Fannett Metal have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.