The Fox Creek Predators will head out to take on the Augusta Christian Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fox Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Fox Creek's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Newberry. The victory continues a trend for the Predators in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won six in a row.
Not much got past Will Frischmann, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Newberry off the board. Frischmann has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Lawson Lewis
| 03/19/26 @ Newberry | 2 |
| 03/17/26 vs Newberry | 2 |
| 03/13/26 @ Woodruff | 2 |
| 03/05/26 @ Cardinal Newman | 2 |
| 02/28/26 @ Summerville | 2 |
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On the hitting side, Lawson Lewis was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Fox Creek's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Augusta Christian nor Bulloch Academy made it on the board until the eighth inning. The Lions won by a run and slipped past the Gators 3-2. While the Lions didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The team relied heavily on Charlie Davis, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Fox Creek's record is now 4-5-1. As for Augusta Christian, their record now sits at 9-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fox Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Augusta Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fox Creek couldn't quite finish off Augusta Christian in their previous meeting on Saturday and fell 5-3. Can the Predators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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