Bath County is 7-1 against Fairview since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bath County Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Fairview Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fairview is hoping to do on Friday what West Carter couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Bath County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Bath County put the hurt on West Carter with a sharp 13-6 victory.
Colten Carpenter made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Carpenter was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Jayce Smith was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Memphis Beadle was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fairview's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bobcats pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.91 runs allowed on Thursday. Fairview was the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over Green.
Bath County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Fairview, their win bumped their record up to 16-14.
Bath County skirted past Fairview 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April. Does Bath County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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