Orangeburg-Wilkinson is 0-9 against Dreher since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dreher Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Swansea on Tuesday. Their rough 21-0 loss to the Tigers might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Orangeburg-Wilkinson has not been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Dreher brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They put the hurt on Lower Richland with a sharp 17-2 victory on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Dreher's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Anna Coates made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Coates was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ariyanna Hughes and Halayna Sumter did most of the damage at the plate: Hughes scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Sumter scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Berkeley McCants, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Orangeburg-Wilkinson and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Dreher, their win bumped their record up to 5-12.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Dreher in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dreher's Kendall Gipson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Now that Orangeburg-Wilkinson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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