Baseball Preview: Mid-Carolina Rebels vs. Greenwood Christian Hawks
The Mid-Carolina Rebels will be playing at home against the Greenwood Christian Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mid-Carolina is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Chapin 15-5. Mid-Carolina's win was all the more impressive since Chapin was averaging only 3.82 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Christian came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over the Griffins.
Leland Reed made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Reed was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kade Heaton, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Yarbrough, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Mid-Carolina pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Greenwood Christian, their win bumped their record up to 11-6-1.
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