The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Barnwell Warhorses at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Aiken has struggled recently with 17 defeats in a row, while Barnwell will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Aiken suffered a tough 17-7 loss at the hands of Williston-Elko.
Summer Tucker made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Barnwell gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hampton County a 12-0 shutout. Give Barnwell's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Aiken's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Barnwell, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
Aiken suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Barnwell in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnwell's Jaidyn Devore, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Aiken knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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