Baseball Recap: Fuquay - Varina Comes Up Short

If Fuquay - Varina was riding high fresh off their 8-1 takedown of Clayton on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bengals took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comets on Friday. The Bengals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Comets earlier this season, when they won 8-1.

Fuquay - Varina's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Clayton, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

Fuquay - Varina will welcome Willow Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bengals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Storm have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Clayton, they will venture away from home to take on Corinth Holders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so the Comets' hitters will have their work cut out for them.