The West Florence Knights will square off against the Westwood Redhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Florence is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
West Florence is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Wilson with a sharp 21-2 victory on Wednesday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Matthew Brown
| 04/30/25 @ Wilson | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Westwood | 2 |
| 03/13/25 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs South Florence | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Hartsville | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Matthew Brown, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Mitchell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: West Florence kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.6.
West Florence hit Westwood with a four-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Redhawks lost 7-1 to the Knights. The Redhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kellen Moore was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
West Florence's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Westwood, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Everything went West Florence's way against Westwood in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as West Florence made off with a 7-1 win. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Redhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
