Douglas County hasn't had much luck against Chapel Hill recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Douglas County Tigers take on Chapel Hill Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Douglas County has given up an average of 13.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Douglas County is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 19-3 to Chapel Hill.
For Chapel Hill's part, Jason Harrell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Harrell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Phillip Ackerman was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Six bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Mykah Pelzer was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Chapel Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Douglas County only posted a batting average of .100.
The win made it two in a row for Chapel Hill and bumps their season record up to 7-8. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 4.31 in the others. As for Douglas County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Douglas County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Chapel Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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