The Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Midland Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Branchville on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Bamberg-Ehrhardt has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Midland Valley came up short against North Augusta on Friday and fell 11-8.
Mallorie Smith and Haley Thornsberry did some serious damage despite the final result: Smith scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Thornsberry scored a run while going 1-for-3. Bailey Seabolt was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Midland Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Midland Valley when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Midland Valley's Karley Bedenbaugh, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Bamberg-Ehrhardt knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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