The Fox Creek Predators will challenge the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fox Creek has three straight wins, Batesburg-Leesville has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Fox Creek got the win against Swansea by a conclusive 12-2. Considering the Predators have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Batesburg-Leesville's offense. They lost 12-0 to Saluda on Tuesday. Panthers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Tigers since on Tuesday.
Batesburg-Leesville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chandler Bouknight, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Fox Creek pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Batesburg-Leesville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7-1.
Fox Creek took their victory against Batesburg-Leesville when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 12-1 score. Do the Predators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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