The Pickens Blue Flame will head out to face off against the Travelers Rest Devildogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pickens has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight losses, while Travelers Rest will come in with four straight victories.
Things were looking good for Pickens after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 4-1 to Seneca.
Meanwhile, Travelers Rest hadn't done well against Easley recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Devildogs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Green Wave a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Devildogs have posted since April 14th.
Travelers Rest pushed their record up to 10-15 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Pickens, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18.
Pickens might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Travelers Rest in their previous matchup on Monday. Can the Blue Flame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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