The Darlington Falcons will be playing at home against the Marlboro County Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Darlington's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Marlboro County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monday just wasn't the day for Darlington's offense. They fell victim to a rough 11-0 defeat at the hands of Latta on Monday. Darlington has not had much luck with Latta recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Marlboro County beat St. Pauls 8-3 last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marlboro County.
Layton Hardee tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Tristan Quick picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Marlboro County got a massive performance out of Cam Hunt, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ty Kickery, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Darlington's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5. As for Marlboro County, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Darlington was able to grind out a solid victory over Marlboro County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 7-4. Will Darlington repeat their success, or does Marlboro County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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