Baseball Preview: Queen City Bulldogs vs. Hooks Hornets
After three games on the road, Queen City is heading back home. They will take on the Hooks Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Queen City finally came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Atlanta by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Hooks' offense. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Atlanta on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Hooks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Queen City's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Hooks, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Queen City came up short against Hooks in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hooks' Ripken Birdwell, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Queen City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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