Bananas Bite Fish for Second Straight Night
July 29, 2016 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Lexington County Blowfish News Release
SAVANNAH, G.A. -- The Fish tried to rewrite the ship in Savannah against the Bananas for their final matchup of the season but came up empty falling 8-1 at Grayson Stadium.
The loss marks the seventh in a row for Lexington County against the Bananas and drops the Blowfish to two games under .500.
Savannah got things started in the third when Nick Chorby (Texas A&M) knocked in Adam Gauthier (Dartmouth) with an RBI single to give the Bananas the 1-0 lead.
After Drew Moody (Georgia) retired seven Blowfish in a row, Lexington County strung together three straight hits, including an RBI double from Clint Carr (Valdosta State) down the right field line that knotted the game back up at 1.
But Savannah continued to bludgeon the Blowfish like they have all season and plated three runs in the home half of the third, two of which game on the Garrett Nelson (Long Beach State) triple down the left field line.
The Bananas added two in the sixth and two in the eighth to push the lead up to 8-1.
Moody was quietly electric for the Bananas tonight. He struck out six Blowfish while only walking one en route to the complete game victory.
The win for Savannah pushes its win streak up to five while the Fish fall for the second consecutive night to the Bananas.
Tomorrow night is do or die for the Blowfish. The season hinges on a twin bill tomorrow at Lexington County Baseball Stadium against the Forest City Owls. The Blowfish sit 2.5 games behind the Owls for the fourth spot in the CPL Western Division overall standings. Anything less than a sweep of the doubleheader would be tough for the Fish to overcome in the final week of the regular season.
First pitch for game one at the Lex is slated for 5:05 p.m. and coverage will begin on z93.1 FM The Lake at 4:40. Game two will begin approximately 30 minutes after the completion of game one. Each game will be a seven-inning affair.
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