Baseball Preview: Lower Richland Diamond Hornets vs. Dreher Blue Devils
Lower Richland is 0-10 against Dreher since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Dreher Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Sadly, Lower Richland is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matches. They fell victim to a rough 21-6 loss at the hands of Orangeburg-Wilkinson on Friday. One positive for Lower Richland, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Nathaniel Alford was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Dreher unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-2 walloping at the hands of Gilbert.
Lower Richland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Dreher, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Lower Richland might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Dreher in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Lower Richland, Nolan Cook (who struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
