The Bacon County Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bacon County's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Tuesday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bacon County lost 7-1 to Jeff Davis on Friday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Fitzgerald and Thomasville meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. Fitzgerald had just enough and edged out Thomasville 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Purple Hurricane have posted against the Bulldogs since March 30, 2021.
Fitzgerald has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. Bacon County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Bacon County skirted past Fitzgerald 3-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will Bacon County repeat their success, or does Fitzgerald has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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