The Hopewell Titans will head out on the road to face off against the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Monday, Hopewell earned a 6-3 victory over Butler.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, South Mecklenburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sun Valley with a sharp 10-4 victory.
Cole Gillis looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Reese Guertin, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-6. Another player making a difference was Louis Hill, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
Hopewell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for South Mecklenburg, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Hopewell couldn't quite finish off South Mecklenburg in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Hopewell, Tyler Dovel (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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