For the second straight game, Carolina Forest will face off against St. James. Carolina Forest will be playing in front of their home fans against St. James at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Carolina Forest's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so St. James' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Carolina Forest is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. James just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 6-5.
For St. James' part, they got a great performance from Dylan Victoria as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Victoria has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, St. James saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenten Fornal, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
St. James pushed their record up to 5-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Carolina Forest, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carolina Forest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. James struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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