For the second straight game, First Baptist School will face off against Porter-Gaud. The Hurricanes will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Cyclones at 5:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: First Baptist School has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Porter-Gaud will arrive with five straight wins.
Last Tuesday, First Baptist School didn't have quite enough to beat Porter-Gaud and fell 4-3.
For Porter-Gaud's part, the team relied heavily on Dylan Brinker, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Porter-Gaud was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Porter-Gaud pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for First Baptist School, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8-1.
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