Fort Mill waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Spring Valley Vikings out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Fort Mill, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rayce Buskirk looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kody Romero relieved him and did a solid job, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Blankinship, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Spring Valley's side, Brady E spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Spring Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex L, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Fort Mill's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Spring Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fort Mill will have a chance to go back-to-back against Spring Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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