Southern had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They put the hurt on the Grace Academy Knights with a sharp 14-2 victory on Thursday.
Southern let Bryson Bennett and Kasey Reckart run wild. Bennett scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Reckart scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Reckart a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Ben Lohr, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Southern has already played their next match, a 4-3 loss against Fort Hill on the 21st. As for Grace Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 13-1 win against Cumberland Valley Christian on the 21st.
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