Baseball Preview: Southern Fulton Indians vs. Northern Bedford County Panthers
Southern Fulton is 8-2 against Northern Bedford County since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southern Fulton Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Northern Bedford County Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Southern Fulton is looking to tack on another W to their 13-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Southern Fulton is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Meyersdale 26-3. Southern Fulton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by six runs or more this season.
Joel Fitz and Trentin Cain made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Fitz pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Cain struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). At bat, Fitz scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Cain scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ethan Powell was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brady Dressel, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Northern Bedford County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Forbes Road. While fans of Northern Bedford County might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Eion Snider was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rece Dibert, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Southern Fulton's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Northern Bedford County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Southern Fulton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northern Bedford County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Southern Fulton couldn't quite finish off Northern Bedford County when the teams last played on Friday and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northern Bedford County's Reece Musselman, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Southern Fulton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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