The Travelers Rest Devildogs will head out on the road to face off against the Fountain Inn Fury at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Travelers Rest had taken Greer down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end two weeks ago. Travelers Rest took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greer.
Meanwhile, Fountain Inn came out on top against Mauldin on Wednesday by a score of 14-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). With that victory, the Fury brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Olivia Lieb, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bethany Brown, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Fountain Inn hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.
Travelers Rest's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Fountain Inn, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4.
Travelers Rest came out on top in a nail-biter against Fountain Inn when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Travelers Rest 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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