Fort Dorchester is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Friday. They will welcome the West Ashley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Fort Dorchester is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Wando, who was ranked eighth at the time (Fort Dorchester was ranked 19th). The Patriots took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Tuesday. Fort Dorchester have struggled against Wando recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, West Ashley didn't have quite enough to beat Hillcrest on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Fort Dorchester's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for West Ashley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Fort Dorchester came out on top in a nail-biter against West Ashley in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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