The Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Loris Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
While Golden Eagles fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They blew past Dillon Christian 14-2 last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loris). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Marion an 18-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Lions have beaten the Swamp Foxes the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Swamp Foxes has come to flipping the script.
Hayden Day and Aiden Suggs made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Day pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Suggs pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave Day a new career-low in hits. At the plate, Day went 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Suggs scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Those two runs gave Day a new career-high.
In other batting news, Loris got a massive performance out of McKinley Ray, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave Ray a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Gore, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Loris always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
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