The South Aiken Thoroughbreds will head out on the road to challenge the Airport Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
South Aiken is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Irmo on Thursday. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 2-1.
Addison Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, South Aiken saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kam Staley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Adaline Allen also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Airport was able to grind out a solid victory over Aiken on Tuesday, taking the game 7-2. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Fighting Green Hornets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Addie Maynor made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Riley Koellner was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ariana Feliciano, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Airport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Airport's record now sits at 4-1. As for South Aiken, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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