The Bridges Prep Buccaneers will head out on the road to square off against the Pinewood Prep Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Bridges Prep got the win against Lake Marion by a conclusive 14-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.
Blake Fridley was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Young, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Pinewood Prep came tearing into Thursday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Palmetto Christian Academy as they made off with a 24-2 victory. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Nathan Good looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Max Poulakis and Drew Hartig did most of the damage at the plate: Poulakis went 3-for-4 with five RBI and three runs, while Hartig went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Asa Windham was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Pinewood Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Pinewood Prep pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bridges Prep, their record is now 8-3.
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