The Mountain View Prep Stars will venture away from home to square off against the White Knoll Timberwolves at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Mountain View Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Silver Bluff, taking the game 8-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Stars.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for White Knoll, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on Lower Richland with a sharp 15-0 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Timberwolves considering their one-run performance the match before.
Braydon Hoffman looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, White Knoll let Ayden Gallegos and Logan Gadberry run wild. Gallegos went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Gadberry went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Gallegos a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Denzel Posey, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
White Knoll was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
With the victory, White Knoll broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-20. As for Mountain View Prep, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
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