Baseball Preview: Ware Shoals Hornets vs. Thornwell Saints
Ware Shoals has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Thornwell Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ware Shoals is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Ware Shoals gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Thornwell a 12-0 shutout. Ware Shoals' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Ware Shoals let Ethan Carillo and JP Medlin loose on the outfield. Carillo scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Medlin went 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Ware Shoals' victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs per game. As for Thornwell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
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