Baseball Game Preview: Warren Warriors vs. Morgan Raiders

The Warren Warriors will take on the Morgan Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Warren is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

Warren is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 29th on Thursday. They came up short against Parkersburg South, falling 18-8.

Brandon Cline was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Jacob Sealey was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morgan). They blew past Meadowbrook 19-12 on Thursday. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Brylee Shannon was a standout: he got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landan Gheen, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Morgan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Meadowbrook only posted an OBP of .436.

Morgan's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Warren, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.

Warren skirted past Morgan 9-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.