The Providence Grove Patriots are on the road again on Friday to play the Lugoff-Elgin Demons at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, it was close, but Providence Grove sidestepped Waccamaw for a 7-6 win. Seven seems to be a good number for Providence Grove as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Trevor Kirkman looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Flinchum, who scored a run while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Will Dabbs, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lugoff-Elgin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 19-4 margin over the Hawks. Lugoff-Elgin's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Providence Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Lugoff-Elgin, the win got them back to even at 4-4-1.
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