Falls Lake is 10-0 against Vance Charter since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Falls Lake Firebirds will look to defend their home field against the Vance Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. Falls Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Falls Lake made easy work of Wake Prep Academy and carried off a 13-5 win. 13 seems to be a good number for Falls Lake as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jacob Watson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Watson was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Gregory, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kace O'Briant, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Vance Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their tough 13-5 defeat to Falls Lake might stick with them for a while.
Vance Charter saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shawn Thomas Journigan, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Julius Burke, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
The win got Falls Lake back to even at 3-3. As for Vance Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Falls Lake took their victory against Vance Charter in their previous matchup on Friday by a conclusive 13-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Vance Charter's Austin Dethmers, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Falls Lake still be able to contain Dethmers? There's only one way to find out.
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