Baseball Recap: Southern Fulton Indians vs. Fannett Metal
Southern Fulton is still undefeated this season after their contest against Fannett Metal on Tuesday, but Fannett Metal came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Southern Fulton Indians had just enough and edged Fannett Metal out 3-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Southern Fulton has scored all season.
Trentin Cain looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Southern Fulton's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Powell, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Fannett Metal's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wade Appleby, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Even though they lost, Fannett Metal didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Fulton only tossed four.
Southern Fulton's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs per game. As for Fannett Metal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Southern Fulton will head out on the road to face off against Claysburg-Kimmel at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. The last three games Southern Fulton has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Fannett Metal, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Berlin Brothersvalley at 4:30 p.m. Fannett Metal's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Berlin Brothersvalley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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