Baseball Preview: R.J. Reynolds Demons vs. Mount Tabor Spartans
The R.J. Reynolds Demons will be playing at home against the Mount Tabor Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
R.J. Reynolds will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Davie on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 12-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. R.J. Reynolds fell just short of Davie by a score of 5-3. R.J. Reynolds has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
R.J. Reynolds saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Daniel, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Daniel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Mount Tabor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of West Forsyth.
R.J. Reynolds' loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Mount Tabor, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
R.J. Reynolds came up short against Mount Tabor when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 9-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mount Tabor's James Price, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that R.J. Reynolds knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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