The Laurens Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Daniel Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Laurens will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Laurens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Travelers Rest a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Daniel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Blue Ridge on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Fighting Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Not much got past Ian McCrary, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Blue Ridge off the board. McCrary has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Daniel's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Spencer Conn, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Daniel hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive contests.
Laurens pushed their record up to 17-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Daniel, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Laurens was able to grind out a solid victory over Daniel in their previous meeting back in April of 2018, winning 9-6. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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