Baseball Preview: South Point Pointers vs. Fairland Dragons
The South Point Pointers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Fairland Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. South Point is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
South Point lost 9-3 to Portsmouth on Monday. South Point has struggled against Portsmouth recently, as their contest on Monday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
South Point got a good showing from Ethan Laslo, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, South Point saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Lobaldo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fairland entered their tilt with Rock Hill with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Redmen on Monday. That's two games straight that Fairland has won by exactly five runs.
Ethan Wall and Brycen Hunt were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Wall struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Hunt pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Wall scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Hunt scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Keegan Smith was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
South Point's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Fairland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Point has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fairland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
South Point couldn't quite finish off Fairland when the teams last played back in April and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wall, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that South Point knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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