The Swansea Tigers will head out to square off against the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bamberg-Ehrhardt took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Swansea, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Swansea turned things around against Newberry on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Bulldogs. The Tigers not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 14th (when they won 17-1).
Swansea let Abigail Brazier and LaMonika Wright run wild. Brazier went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Wright got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those two doubles gave Brazier a new career-high. Jazz'Lynn Smith also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Swansea kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Bamberg-Ehrhardt was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They came up short against Canfield, falling 13-0. The shutout was out of character for the Red Raiders seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
The loss snapped Bamberg-Ehrhardt's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-6 record. As for Swansea, their victory bumped their record up to 3-12.
Swansea couldn't quite finish off Bamberg-Ehrhardt when the teams last played back in April and fell 7-5. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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