Bamberg-Ehrhardt is 1-6 against Barnwell since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Barnwell Warhorses at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, while Bamberg-Ehrhardt put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Bridges Prep. Bamberg-Ehrhardt put the hurt on Bridges Prep with a sharp 13-0 win. The victory was just what Bamberg-Ehrhardt needed coming off of a 9-3 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Barnwell had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the War Eagles as they made off with a 9-3 win. Considering Barnwell has won five matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaidyn Devore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned (and three unearned) runs on two hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tiera Arnold, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Abigail Corley, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
The victory got Bamberg-Ehrhardt back to even at 1-1. As for Barnwell, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Barnwell in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Bamberg-Ehrhardt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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