Preview: Carbon Hill Bulldogs vs. Red Bay Tigers
Carbon Hill has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Red Bay Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Carbon Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Carbon Hill fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Sumiton Christian. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Carbon Hill in their matchups with Sumiton Christian: they've now lost five in a row.
Carbon Hill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Aaron, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Red Bay waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Bulldogs. After a 12-7 finish the last time they played, Red Bay and Sheffield decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Carbon Hill's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Red Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Red Bay's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Carbon Hill hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .316. It's a different story for Red Bay, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Carbon Hill's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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