The Fountain Inn Fury are taking a road trip to challenge the Emerald Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Fountain Inn is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 15 games.
Fountain Inn barely beat Laurens the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Fury put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 10-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Fury, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Fountain Inn got a great performance from Brayden Passmore as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Passmore has been consistent: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Emerald suffered their closest loss since March 8, 2025 on Saturday. They fell just short of Hilton Head Island by a score of 10-8.
Eli Swancey made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Knight, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Emerald dropped their record down to 6-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Fountain Inn, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Fountain Inn got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against Emerald by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fury since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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