The Savannah Country Day Hornets will head out to face off against the Effingham County Rebels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Savannah Country Day has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight straight defeats, while Effingham County will come in with six straight victories.
Savannah Country Day blew Camden County out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Camden County got their revenge. Savannah Country Day fell just short of Camden County by a score of 4-2.
Brooks Kleinpeter was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He also stole a stolen base, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Effingham County won against Camden County on Tuesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Effingham County won by a run and slipped past Islands 8-7. While the Rebels didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Effingham County also got a great performance from Dylan Huntley as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the fewest hits Huntley has allowed since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Wells, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Newton Kieffer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Savannah Country Day's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Effingham County, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Savannah Country Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Effingham County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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