Fort Mill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Clover Blue Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fort Mill also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Fort Mill got a great performance from Tucker Gandy as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Gandy has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brent Laughter, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was John Dober, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Clover's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Marano, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Fort Mill pushed their record up to 13-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-10 Spring Valley and 2-9 Spring Valley (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 33.5% over those games). As for Clover, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.
Fort Mill will be playing at home against Spring Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Mill's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Spring Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Clover, they will head out on the road to face off against Rock Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Clover and Rock Hill are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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