The West Florence Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Spring Valley Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. West Florence hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
West Florence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Blythewood, who was ranked second at the time (West Florence was ranked 12th). The Knights lost 13-0 to the Bengals on Thursday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Knights, who until this matchup were averaging 3.93 runs allowed.
West Florence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Haynes, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Spring Valley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Westwood on Thursday. The Vikings put the hurt on the Redhawks with a sharp 13-3 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Parker Connolly looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Daniel Bledsoe was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Andrew Kirby was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Spring Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Spring Valley's record is now 5-10. As for West Florence, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-3.
West Florence skirted past Spring Valley 4-3 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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