Baseball Game Preview: Westside Rams vs. Fountain Inn Fury

For the second straight game, Westside will face off against Fountain Inn. Westside will host Fountain Inn at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Westside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Fountain Inn will come in with four straight victories.

Wednesday just wasn't the day for Westside's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fountain Inn on Wednesday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Rams were not able to get on the board.

For Fountain Inn's part, not much got past Luke Tanner, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Westside off the board. Those two hits allowed gave Tanner a new career-low.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dominick Stopa, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Lucas Cannon was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Fountain Inn pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Westside, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.