After both having extra time off, the Barnwell Warhorses and the Branchville Yellow Jackets will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Barnwell's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They put the hurt on Whale Branch with a sharp 12-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Warhorses sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Genesis Walker, who got on base in both of her plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Bishop, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
Barnwell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .353 or higher in three consecutive games.
Branchville came out on top against Palmetto Scholars Academy last Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run third inning. The Yellow Jackets were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Phoenix. The Yellow Jackets haven't had any issues with the Phoenix recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Barnwell's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Branchville, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Barnwell came out on top in a nail-biter against Branchville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warhorses 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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