Baseball Recap: Fort Mill triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Jb Walters

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 6:16pm

Baseball Recap: Fort Mill Yellow Jackets vs. Carolina Royals

Fort Mill won the last time they faced Carolina Royals, and things went their way on Friday too. The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets came out on top in a nail-biter against Carolina Royals and snuck past 6-5.

The team relied heavily on Jb Walters, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Blankinship, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.

On Carolina Royals' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Zaffarese, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Fort Mill is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Carolina Royals, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.

Fort Mill has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Woodmont at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Mill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Carolina Royals, they will head out on the road to square off against Carmel Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Carmel Christian will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Carolina Royals surely won't give up without a fight.

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