Edisto won the last time they faced Whale Branch and things went their way on Friday too. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors a 15-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Billy Hardy
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Billy Hardy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Edisto is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise. Hardy was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Justin Smith was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with eight stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Edisto's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Turner, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Edisto was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whale Branch only posted a batting average of .000.
The victory got Edisto back to even at 3-3. As for Whale Branch, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Edisto is set to challenge their familiar foe Bridges Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Whale Branch will take on rival Lake Marion at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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