Clinton has won six straight games at home, while Batesburg-Leesville has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Red Devils will host the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Clinton will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Wednesday, Clinton was able to grind out a solid victory over Chesnee, taking the game 7-4.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Batesburg-Leesville had no trouble coming through when it counted. They beat Liberty on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. Considering the Panthers have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Clinton is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Batesburg-Leesville, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6-1.
Clinton skirted past Batesburg-Leesville 12-10 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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