The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will venture away from home to take on the Willow Spring Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Fuquay - Varina's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Willow Spring's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fuquay - Varina is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since February 26th on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Willow Spring.
For Willow Spring's part, Luke Doreauk was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Willow Spring saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Fletcher, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Joshua Anderson II also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Willow Spring pushed their record up to 10-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Fuquay - Varina, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
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