The Baconton Charter Blazers will take on the Deerfield-Windsor Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Baconton Charter is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Baconton Charter proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 16) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Valwood 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Blazers have posted since April 17, 2024.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Deerfield-Windsor was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 8-1 to Terrell Academy. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Baconton Charter's victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Deerfield-Windsor, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-2-1.
Baconton Charter was able to grind out a solid victory over Deerfield-Windsor in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Baconton Charter since the squad 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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