The Moore County Raiders will take on the Fayetteville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Moore County barely beat South Pittsburg the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Moore County put the hurt on South Pittsburg with a sharp 11-1 victory on Thursday. Considering the Raiders have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Braden Works
| 03/27/25 @ South Pittsburg | 8 |
| 03/12/25 vs Culleoka | 5 |
| 03/29/24 vs CSTHEA | 4 |
| 04/06/24 @ Lincoln County | 2 |
| 04/23/24 @ Eagleville | 1 |
Braden Works was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Taylor, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Moore County is 4-1 when Taylor posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Aiden Webster was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville beat Hampshire 14-10 on Friday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Fayetteville's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Quick, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Moore County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. Fayetteville's victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Moore County took their win against Fayetteville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Moore County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fayetteville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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