Fort Hill is 0-6 against Southern since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fort Hill Sentinels will head out on the road to challenge the Southern Rams at 5:30 p.m. Fort Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Fort Hill fell victim to Keyser and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Tornado.
Carson Bender spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fort Hill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan VanMeter, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Southern never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They came out on top against Mountain Ridge by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Jared Haskiel's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Reece Tasker was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Fort Hill's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Southern, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Southern's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Fort Hill hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .369. It's a different story for Southern, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Fort Hill's hitters?
Fort Hill couldn't quite finish off Southern when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haskiel, who struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Fort Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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