The Daniel Lions will challenge the Greer Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Daniel has ten straight victories, Greer has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Daniel barely beat Greer the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lions' pitcher stepped up to hand the Yellow Jackets a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 14 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Daniel got a great performance from Ian McCrary as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. McCrary has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Liam Purcell was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Lee Turnipseed was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Daniel pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Greer, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
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