Fort Mill barely beat Clover the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets blew past the Clover Blue Eagles 11-3 on Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets have beaten the Blue Eagles the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Blue Eagles has come to flipping the script.
John Risk
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John Risk was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Fort Mill got a great performance from Alex Carreiro as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Carreiro has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Pettit, who fired off three home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Josh Patterson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Fort Mill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Fort Mill's record is now 6-2. As for Clover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Fort Mill will have a chance to go back-to-back against Clover: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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