After a string of nine wins, Fort Mill's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Blythewood Bengals by a score of 5-3. Fort Mill was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Blythewood apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Fort Mill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Ealey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Fort Mill hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blythewood struck out six times.
On Blythewood's side, they got a great performance from Lucas Defee as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Defee has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Fort Mill's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-6. As for Blythewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Fort Mill will be playing at home against Carolina Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Mill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Blythewood, they will head out on the road to square off against Mid-Carolina at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mid-Carolina: 2.8, Blythewood: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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