Baseball Preview: Anderson C Cavaliers vs. Greenville H Hurricanes
The Anderson C Cavaliers will be playing at home against the Greenville H Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Tuesday, Anderson C and Greenwood Christian finished up their matchup with a 4-4 draw.
Meanwhile, Greenville H had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Lions 13-3. With that victory, Greenville H brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Silas Quillin and Nate Goodwin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Quillin struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Goodwin tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Quillin scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Goodwin scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Greenville H got a massive performance out of Richard Jacobs III, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Floyd, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Anderson C's record is now 3-2-1. As for Greenville H, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Anderson C was able to grind out a solid victory over Greenville H when the teams last played back in March, winning 8-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Greenville H's DeClan Martin, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Anderson C still be able to contain Martin? There's only one way to find out.
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