The Bear Grass Charter Bears will challenge the Falls Lake Firebirds on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bear Grass Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Rocky Mount Prep onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bear Grass Charter.
Falls Lake never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Columbia on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-0 win.
Jacob Watson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Watson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kace O'Briant, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Langdon Redford was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Bear Grass Charter's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Falls Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Bear Grass Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Falls Lake in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Falls Lake's Drew Fletcher, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Bear Grass Charter to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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