Baseball Game Preview: Keith Bears vs. University Charter Trail Blazers

The Keith Bears will venture away from home to square off against the University Charter Trail Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Keith barely beat Hatch the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Keith put the hurt on Hatch with a sharp 15-5 win on Friday. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, University Charter earned a 10-5 win over Pickens Academy on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trail Blazers.

The team relied heavily on Braden Murray, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Tip Smith, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4.

University Charter's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.2 runs over those games. As for Keith, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.