The Mid-Carolina Rebels will be playing at home against the Chapin Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mid-Carolina is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Saluda 13-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mid-Carolina considering their one-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Chapin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Timberwolves with a sharp 12-2 win. With that victory, Chapin brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Chapin got a great performance from Ethan von Ahn as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Von Ahn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Jack Coletti was incredible, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple. Maddox Floyd was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Mid-Carolina's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Chapin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Mid-Carolina might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Chapin in their previous meeting on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chapin's Caden Reeves, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that Mid-Carolina knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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