After a string of seven wins, Fort Mill's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Georgia Premier Academy.
Fort Mill got a good showing from Rayce Buskirk, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Buskirk has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fort Mill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Patterson, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. John Coppola was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Fort Mill's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Georgia Premier Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Fort Mill will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against DeMatha at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (DeMatha: 2.2, Fort Mill: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Georgia Premier Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 4-3 defeat vs. Hartsville on the 3rd.
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