The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets will take on the Chester Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Fort Mill turned things around against Northwestern on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Trojans.
Haley Rogers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Brooke Rosario was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lexi Verastegui, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Chester had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 17-2 margin over the Bearcats. The result was nothing new for the Cyclones, who have now won six games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Chester pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Fort Mill, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Fort Mill skirted past Chester 7-5 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Yellow Jackets repeat their success, or do the Cyclones have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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