The Thornwell Saints are taking a road trip to face off against the Abbeville Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Thornwell will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Southside on Wednesday. Thornwell put the hurt on Southside with a sharp 20-5 win. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 15 runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Abbeville waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against Batesburg-Leesville as they made off with a 15-5 victory. Abbeville is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the fourth contest they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Thornwell pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.3 runs over those games. As for Abbeville, their win bumped their record up to 4-8-1.
Thornwell suffered a grim 20-4 defeat to Abbeville in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Thornwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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