It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Blythewood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the A.C. Flora Falcons 8-7. The victory continues a trend for the Bengals in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won six in a row.
Blythewood let Alex Myers and Porter Rummel run wild. Myers scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Rummel scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Rummel a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Amare Counts, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Bengals
| 03/21/25 vs A.C. Flora | 8-7 |
| 03/18/25 vs Spring Valley | 12-2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Spartanburg | 3-2 |
| 04/17/24 vs Spring Valley | 7-0 |
| 04/12/24 vs Rock Hill | 7-3 |
| 04/08/24 vs Rock Hill | 6-1 |
Blythewood's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for A.C. Flora, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-4-1 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Blythewood is set to square off against their familiar foe Lugoff-Elgin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Blythewood 2.5, Lugoff-Elgin 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, A.C. Flora will face off against rival Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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