Preview: Locust Fork Hornets vs. Valley Head Tigers
The Locust Fork Hornets are on the road again on Friday to play the Valley Head Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Locust Fork will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Locust Fork has not done well against Cleveland recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Locust Fork walked away with a 14-10 victory over Cleveland. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Camden Fields looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Landon Keith was incredible, getting on base in all six of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Connor Bartlett, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Valley Head fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Athens Bible on Tuesday.
Locust Fork's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Valley Head, they dropped their record down to 4-9 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Locust Fork skirted past Valley Head 10-8 in their previous matchup back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Locust Fork since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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