The Nation Ford Falcons will be playing at home against the York Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Nation Ford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so York's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nation Ford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Clover, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Nation Ford was ranked 16th). Nation Ford fell victim to a tough 8-0 loss at the hands of Clover on Monday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Nation Ford was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, York had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Yellow Jackets out 5-4.
Nation Ford's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for York, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Nation Ford came out on top in a nail-biter against York in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. Does Nation Ford have another victory up their sleeve, or will York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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