The Aynor Blue Jackets will head out to take on the Conway Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Aynor's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Conway's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Aynor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Carolina Forest, who was ranked 18th at the time (Aynor was ranked fifth). The Blue Jackets fell 3-0 to the Panthers on Thursday. The Blue Jackets' loss signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Conway made easy work of Waccamaw on Tuesday and carried off an 18-3 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Conway pushed their record up to 12-10 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Aynor, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.
Aynor got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2016 against Conway by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Jackets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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