Baseball Preview: Bacon County Raiders vs. Brooks County Trojans
Bacon County is 8-0 against Brooks County since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bacon County Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Brooks County Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Brooks County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bacon County, who comes in off a win.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Bacon County ultimately got the result they hoped for in Friday's second game. They had just enough and edged Irwin County out 13-12. Bacon County's victory was all the more impressive since Irwin County was averaging only 4.05 runs allowed on the season.
Knox Ledbetter was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Ledbetter was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Scotland Hennesy was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-6. Another player making a difference was Jamison Carter, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Brooks County was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-1 walloping at the hands of Pelham.
Bacon County has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Brooks County, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-19.
Bacon County took their win against Brooks County when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 16-1. Will Bacon County repeat their success, or does Brooks County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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