Aiken suffered their closest loss since March 27th on Friday. They fell just short of the South Aiken Thoroughbreds by a score of 4-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thoroughbreds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-6 on Tuesday.
Aiken saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Harmon, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases. Tyler Tindall also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Aiken has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for South Aiken, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-13.
Coming up, Aiken is taking a road trip to square off against Batesburg-Leesville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games the Panthers have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for South Aiken, they will challenge Barnwell at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Thoroughbreds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warhorses have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season.
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