The Blythewood Bengals will be playing at home against the Chapin Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Blythewood gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past South Florence 11-1.
Sammy Franklin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Franklin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chance (CJ) Johnson was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Amare Counts was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Chapin's way against Northwestern on Thursday as Chapin made off with a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chapin.
Chapin got a massive performance out of Maddox Floyd, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Foster Apple, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Blythewood's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Chapin, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Blythewood skirted past Chapin 2-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Blythewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chapin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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