The West Florence Knights will head out to face off against the Darlington Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Florence's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Darlington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
While West Florence's victory against Sumter wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. West Florence had just enough and edged out Sumter 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Knights have posted against the Gamecocks since April 4, 2017.
Annie Ruth Eliason
| 03/25/25 vs Sumter | 12 |
| 03/18/25 @ Aynor | 7 |
| 03/13/25 @ Lugoff-Elgin | 9 |
| 03/11/25 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 9 |
| 03/01/25 vs West Ashley | 6 |
| + 3 more games |
Annie Ruth Eliason spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, West Florence saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tolsyn Lynch, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Hannah Marsik also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Darlington made easy work of Wilson on Tuesday and carried off a 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Darlington let Carly Gainey and Zaria Mack run wild. Gainey scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mack scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those three runs gave Mack a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kee Key Bacote, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
West Florence has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.17 hits in those games compared to only 3.67 in the others. The win made it two in a row for Darlington and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
West Florence beat Darlington 4-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Florence 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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