For the second straight game, Summerville will face off against Fort Dorchester. The Green Wave will welcome the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Summerville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Summerville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Fort Dorchester, who was ranked ninth at the time (Summerville was ranked eighth). The Green Wave fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 4-3 on Monday.
For Fort Dorchester's part, RJ Hamilton made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Those 13 strikeouts gave Hamilton a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Hamilton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Banks Wickersham, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Summerville's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-7. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 3.2 runs. As for Fort Dorchester, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
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