The Strom Thurmond Rebels will head out to take on the Ninety Six Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Strom Thurmond nor Ninety Six posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Strom Thurmond is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Saluda just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 11-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Rebels were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ninety Six faced off against Saluda on Tuesday. Ninety Six fell just short of Saluda by a score of 3-2. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meghan Kimberling was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. What's more, she posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in May of 2024.
On the hitting side, Ninety Six saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Coster, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Strom Thurmond's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-3. As for Ninety Six, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-3.
Strom Thurmond took their win against Ninety Six when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Strom Thurmond since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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