The McBee Panthers will challenge the Ware Shoals Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with McBee sitting on ten straight wins and Ware Shoals on four.
McBee had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Abbeville on Thursday. McBee was the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over Abbeville. The result was nothing new for McBee, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ware Shoals had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Dixie 3-2.
Ware Shoals secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Brayden Madden, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Ware Shoals pushed their record up to 21-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for McBee, their win bumped their record up to 25-4.
McBee took their victory against Ware Shoals when the teams last played back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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