Baseball Preview: Patrick Henry Rebels vs. Rural Retreat Indians
Patrick Henry is 1-7 against Rural Retreat since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Patrick Henry Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rural Retreat Indians at 5:00 p.m. Patrick Henry is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Patrick Henry will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a six-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Honaker on Tuesday. Patrick Henry had just enough and edged Honaker out 5-3.
Alex Brown was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Trajan Cannon was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rural Retreat fell victim to a rough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Chilhowie on Tuesday.
Patrick Henry's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Rural Retreat, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Patrick Henry suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Rural Retreat when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Patrick Henry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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