The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to challenge the Spring Valley Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Fort Mill is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Fort Mill put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Rock Hill 14-4.
Nathan Carmello tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Patterson, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jb Walters, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley suffered a tough 12-6 defeat at the hands of Clover on Wednesday. Spring Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spring Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel B, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jayden W, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Fort Mill's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs per game. As for Spring Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Spring Valley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Fort Mill has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .448. It's a different story for Spring Valley, though, as they've only averaged .331. Will they be able to contain Fort Mill's hitters?
Fort Mill skirted past Spring Valley 6-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Mill since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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