The Branchville Yellow Jackets will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Edisto Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Branchville played against Palmetto Scholars Academy on Tuesday and won via forfeit.
Branchville will be up against a hot Edisto squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Edisto's pitcher stepped up to hand Whale Branch a 12-0 shutout on Tuesday. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Max Dempsey made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, Edisto let Billy Hardy and Michael Myers run wild. Hardy scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Myers scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Myers has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Bearden, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Edisto always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whale Branch only posted an OBP of .059.
Edisto's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Branchville, with the win, they broke their eight-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-5.
Branchville beat Edisto 11-8 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Branchville repeat their success, or does Edisto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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