Baseball Game Preview: Hartsville Red Foxes vs. Crestwood Knights

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Previous Games

04/13/18 - Away	15-0 W
04/10/18 - Home	12-0 W
04/07/17 - Away	7-0 W
04/04/17 - Home	10-0 W
04/23/16 - Home	11-0 W
+ 3 more games

Hartsville is a perfect 8-0 against Crestwood since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Red Foxes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Knights at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Hartsville's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Crestwood has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Hartsville had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 18-run drubbing they dealt Wilson on Wednesday. The Red Foxes were the clear victors by a 20-2 margin over the Tigers. The result was nothing new for the Red Foxes, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.

Casey Hawkins was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Wells Bannister, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Hartsville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .552. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Crestwood lost 20-13 to Lee Central on Wednesday. Even if the Knights couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.

Hartsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.9 runs over those games. As for Crestwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.

Hartsville took their win against Crestwood when the teams last played back in April of 2018 by a conclusive 15-0 score. Will the Red Foxes repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.