On Thursday, Hartsville faced West Florence in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hartsville Red Foxes came out on top against the West Florence Knights by a score of 8-5. The win was just what Hartsville needed coming off of an 8-2 defeat in their prior matchup.
The team relied heavily on Ace Gibson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jaden Atkinson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Hartsville's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for West Florence, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Hartsville will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Paul VI at 7:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hartsville: 3.2, Paul VI: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for West Florence, they will take on Penfield at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. West Florence's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Penfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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