The Harrison Hoyas will take on the Chapel Hill Panthers at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, Harrison got the win against Paulding County by a conclusive 9-1. The victory continues a trend for the Hoyas in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chapel Hill). Everything went their way against Douglas County last Wednesday as Chapel Hill made off with a 19-3 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Jason Harrell was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Harrell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Phillip Ackerman was a standout: he scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Chapel Hill is undefeated when Ackerman posts two or more runs, but 3-8 otherwise. Jaylon Allen was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Chapel Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The victory made it two in a row for Chapel Hill and bumps their season record up to 7-8. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 4.31 in the others. As for Harrison, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
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