The Belton-Honea Path Bears will challenge the Palmetto Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Belton-Honea Path has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Belton-Honea Path and Pendleton, and Pendleton kept the tradition alive. Belton-Honea Path fell just short of Pendleton by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The matchup marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Jud Lowie
| 03/21/25 @ Pendleton | 2 |
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Jud Lowie was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Belton-Honea Path saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Boyd Maynard, who went 2-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Maynard launched this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palmetto). They blew past Pickens 12-2 on Monday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Blue Flame recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Belton-Honea Path's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Palmetto, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Belton-Honea Path came out on top in a nail-biter against Palmetto when the teams last played back in May of 2021, sneaking past 2-0. Does Belton-Honea Path have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmetto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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