The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs will head out on the road to challenge the Fairley Bulldogs on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Raleigh-Egypt gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 10-7 win over Craigmont.
Meanwhile, Fairley entered their tilt with Trezevant on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 10-4 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bulldogs have posted against the Bears since March 25, 2015.
Kristian Carmicle looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kevion Patterson, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Fairley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zeveian Hill-Davis, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Fairley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .520 or higher in three consecutive contests.
The victory got Fairley back to even at 3-3. As for Raleigh-Egypt, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
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