The Hillcrest Rams will square off against the Easley Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hillcrest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: J.L. Mann, who was ranked fifth at the time (Hillcrest was ranked 22nd). Hillcrest came up short against J.L. Mann last Thursday, falling 3-0. Hillcrest have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Meanwhile, Easley entered their contest against Mauldin last Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Easley took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mauldin. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Easley couldn't quite close it out.
Easley's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Hillcrest beat Easley 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Will Hillcrest repeat their success, or does Easley has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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