Baseball Recap: Aiken Gets the Win

It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Aiken ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the North Augusta Yellow Jackets 2-1. This was a revenge game for the Fighting Green Hornets: when they faced off against the Yellow Jackets on Wednesday, they had to take a 7-6 defeat.

Aiden Morris

Stolen Base (Career)

04/17/26 vs North Augusta	2
04/15/26 @ North Augusta	1
04/11/26 @ Greenwood	1
03/27/26 @ Gray Collegiate Academy	1
03/07/26 vs Fox Creek	1

The team relied heavily on Aiden Morris, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

Aiken's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-7. As for North Augusta, they moved to 10-10 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coming up, Aiken is taking a road trip to square off against South Aiken at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Fighting Green Hornets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Thoroughbreds have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for North Augusta, they will welcome Batesburg-Leesville at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.