The Laurens Raiders will square off against the Hillcrest Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Laurens will be strutting in after a win while Hillcrest will be coming in after a loss.
Laurens played against Southside on Wednesday and won via forfeit.
Hillcrest is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Woodmont just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-4. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
The victory was the third in a row for Laurens, bringing their record up to 14-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Laurens suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Hillcrest in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Will the Raiders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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