South Aiken is 1-9 against Airport since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Aiken Thoroughbreds will look to defend their home field against the Airport Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, South Aiken didn't have quite enough to beat Brookland-Cayce and fell 6-5.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Airport). They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over Aiken on Wednesday. The Eagles have beaten the Fighting Green Hornets the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Fighting Green Hornets has come to flipping the script.
Brice Gillette made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other pitching news, Ayden McCauley looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Braden Gross was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Daniel Butts was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Airport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Airport's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for South Aiken, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
South Aiken might still be hurting after the 10-4 defeat they got from Airport when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can South Aiken avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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