The Daniel Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Fountain Inn Fury at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Daniel's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Fountain Inn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Daniel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Fountain Inn, who was ranked fifth at the time (Daniel was ranked second). Daniel won by a run and slipped past Fountain Inn 8-7.
Ian McCrary
| 03/12/25 vs Fountain Inn | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Lucy Beckham | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ T.L. Hanna | 0 |
Daniel got a great performance from Ian McCrary as he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). McCrary has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Spencer Conn was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Quint Cumbie was another key player, scoring a run while going 5-for-5.
Fountain Inn moved to 6-2-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Daniel, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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