The Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Bridges Prep (and have done all season long). Bamberg-Ehrhardt put the hurt on Bridges Prep with a sharp 13-1 win on Monday. Bamberg-Ehrhardt's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Orangeburg-Wilkinson came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 18-17.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Crosby, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Aaron Ulmer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt beat Orangeburg-Wilkinson 7-4 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Bamberg-Ehrhardt repeat their success, or does Orangeburg-Wilkinson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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