Reynolds is 2-8 against Greenville since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Reynolds Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenville Trojans at 4:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Reynolds lost 13-4 to Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley on Saturday. Reynolds has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Reynolds saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Broadwater, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Reynolds didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Greenville came up short against Lakeview on Friday and fell 15-10.
Greenville got a massive performance out of Bennett Hayne, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Justin Schell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Reynolds' defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Greenville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Reynolds has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Greenville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Reynolds suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Greenville when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greenville's Carter Reichard, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that Reynolds 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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