Baseball Preview: Falls Lake Firebirds vs. South Granville Vikings
The Falls Lake Firebirds are on the road again on Wednesday to play the South Granville Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Falls Lake gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They never let NCSSM: Durham onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. While fans of Falls Lake might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Langdon Redford was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Redford has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Redford was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Falls Lake let Jacob Watson and Carson Bowers loose on the outfield. Watson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two triples, and an RBI, while Bowers got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Braydon Perkins, who went 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, South Granville was able to grind out a solid win over Carrboro on Tuesday, taking the game 10-6.
Like Falls Lake, South Granville also got a great game from a two-way player: Brendan Chamberlain. He struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Chamberlain was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Cooper Wilkins and Evan Olson-Thornburg did most of the damage at the plate: Wilkins scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Olson-Thornburg scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Ricky Kern was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Falls Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for South Granville, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Falls Lake suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to South Granville when the teams last played back in March. Can Falls Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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