Southern is 6-0 against Fort Hill since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southern Rams will be playing at home against the Fort Hill Sentinels at 5:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Southern: 3.1, Fort Hill: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, while Southern put up some runs, the same can't be said for Mountain Ridge. Southern came out on top against Mountain Ridge by a score of 4-0.
Not much got past Jared Haskiel, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Mountain Ridge off the board.
At the plate, Reece Tasker was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Fort Hill's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Keyser on Wednesday.
Carson Bender spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fort Hill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan VanMeter, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Southern's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Fort Hill, they dropped their record down to 5-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Southern skirted past Fort Hill 5-3 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Southern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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