The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will square off against the Airport Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Augusta has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Airport will arrive with seven straight wins.
North Augusta managed to slip by Greenwood the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. North Augusta lost 14-2 to Greenwood on Wednesday.
North Augusta saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Caldwell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Collin Neal also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Airport never let their opponents score on Monday. They had just enough and edged out North Augusta 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since March 1st.
The result came thanks to Hunter Epps's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Airport pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for North Augusta, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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