The Wren Hurricanes will head out on the road to square off against the Palmetto Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Wren will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Thursday, Wren narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Laurens 6-5.
Meanwhile, Palmetto unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Belton-Honea Path, falling 12-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Palmetto saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carrigan Holbert, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Wren is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Palmetto, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Wren was able to grind out a solid victory over Palmetto in their previous meeting back in March, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hurricanes 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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