The Fox Creek Predators will head out on the road to challenge the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fox Creek's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so South Aiken's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Fox Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Silver Bluff, taking the game 8-3. The Predators haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
South Aiken let Barnwell stack five runs on them in the first inning on Wednesday but luckily South Aiken prevailed anyway. The Thoroughbreds had just enough and edged out the Warhorses 6-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Addison Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Alexis Meyer was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Gray, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
South Aiken is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-20 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Fox Creek, their record is now 18-6.
Fox Creek skirted past South Aiken 4-3 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Predators since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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