The Hillcrest Rams will head out to square off against the Laurens Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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.
Laurens played against Southside on Wednesday and won via forfeit.
Laurens has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Hillcrest took their win against Laurens when the teams last played last Wednesday by a conclusive 11-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the team 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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