The Watauga Pioneers will square off against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Watauga is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Watauga barely beat Ashe County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pioneers were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Huskies on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won four in a row.
Watauga got a great performance from Daniel Jones as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
Walker Ransdell
| 04/17/25 vs Ashe County | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Davie | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Freedom | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Hibriten | 1 |
| 03/15/25 @ Ardrey Kell | 1 |
At the plate, Walker Ransdell and Evan Burroughs did most of the damage at the plate: Ransdell went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Burroughs went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Ransdell a new career-high. JJ Everett also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Watauga was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Fort Mill beat Proctor 5-1 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellow Jackets.
Watauga's record now sits at 10-11. As for Fort Mill, their record is now 16-4.
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