It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Fountain Inn ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Laurens Raiders 6-5. The victory was nothing new for the Fury as they're now sitting on three straight.
Joel Irizarry made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lucas Cannon was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Fury
| 04/09/25 vs Laurens | 6-5 |
| 04/02/25 vs Southside | 17-1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Southside | 15-0 |
| 03/26/25 vs Westside | 5-0 |
| 03/14/25 vs Daniel | 12-2 |
| + 6 more games |
Fountain Inn's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Laurens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Fountain Inn will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Raiders: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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