After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last five matches, West Florence finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to the Aynor Blue Jackets. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Blue Jackets recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Ava Gainey was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
West Florence's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Aynor, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
West Florence and Aynor should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings. The Knights will take on Marion at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (15 vs. 130). Meanwhile, Aynor (ranked eighth) will meet Jackson (ranked 61st) at 5:00 p.m. on the 25th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Jackets 0.9, the Ironman/Ironladies 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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