The York Cougars will face off against the A.C. Flora Falcons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with York sitting on 17 straight wins and A.C. Flora on 13.
York is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Pickens, who was ranked 16th at the time (York was ranked 20th). The Cougars beat the Blue Flame on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1.
Layla Clayton
| 05/15/25 @ Pickens | 5 |
| 05/08/25 vs Seneca | 6 |
| 05/01/25 @ Lancaster | 10 |
| 04/28/25 vs East Rutherford | 6 |
| 04/15/25 @ Clover | 14 |
| + 9 more games |
Layla Clayton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, York saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Brooks, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, A.C. Flora had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on Fountain Inn with a sharp 14-4 victory on Thursday. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by six runs or more this season.
York pushed their record up to 22-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for A.C. Flora, their record is now 22-4.
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