A feisty cat fight will be fought as Weaver Bearcats challenge Faith Christian Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Weaver has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Faith Christian will come in with four straight wins.
Weaver is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Ashville on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to the Bulldogs.
Carson Campbell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
While Faith Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Winterboro by a score of 4-1 on Thursday.
Jayden Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Smith is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Rogers, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Toby Ricard was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Faith Christian pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 10.25 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.25 in the others. As for Weaver, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Weaver took their win against Faith Christian in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 14-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weaver since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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