The Crestview Rebels will venture away from home to face off against the Beaver Local Beavers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Crestview beat LaBrae 6-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beaver Local). They put the hurt on Columbiana with a sharp 10-4 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Beavers considering their one-run performance the game before.
Paxton Grimes was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jhett Boyd, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Crestview is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Beaver Local, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-14.
Everything went Crestview's way against Beaver Local when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as Crestview made off with a 9-2 win. Do the Rebels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Beavers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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