The Belton-Honea Path Bears have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Pendleton Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Belton-Honea Path heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Union County by a score of 3-2.
Lane McGaha spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Belton-Honea Path saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colby Bates, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Pendleton lost 14-4 to Blue Ridge on Tuesday.
Belton-Honea Path's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Pendleton, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Belton-Honea Path suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Pendleton when the teams last played on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pendleton's Jackson Carter, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Belton-Honea Path knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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