The Travelers Rest Devildogs will venture away from home to challenge the Pickens Blue Flame at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, Travelers Rest came up short against Pickens and fell 6-2. The Devildogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Pickens' part, Brayden Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. Smith has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Ferguson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and four runs. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
The win was the third in a row for Pickens, bringing their record up to 5-3. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Travelers Rest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
