Baseball Preview: Fort Mill Yellow Jackets vs. Catawba Ridge Copperheads
Fort Mill is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Catawba Ridge is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets will take on the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fort Mill: 2.9, Catawba Ridge: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fort Mill stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Nation Ford 10-4.
Fort Mill got a great performance from Tucker Gandy as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Gandy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Michael Rogers and Carter Blankinship did most of the damage at the plate: Rogers scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Blankinship scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brent Laughter, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge won against Indian Land two weeks ago with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again last Friday. Catawba Ridge narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Indian Land 4-3.
Fort Mill's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Catawba Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
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