Baseball Preview: South Fork Bulldogs vs. Martin County Tigers
The South Fork Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Martin County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
South Fork scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Master's Academy 12-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Fork.
Conner Wiggins was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Colton Bettencourt was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Martin County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Sebastian River onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. While fans of Martin County might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Aidan McGucken tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Antwan Mitchell was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Cuccurullo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
South Fork's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Martin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Fork has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Martin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
South Fork suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Martin County in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Martin County's Cody Bennin, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that South Fork knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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