Baseball Preview: Greenwood Wildcats vs. Halifax Wildcats
Greenwood is 2-8 against Halifax since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Greenwood Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Halifax Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Greenwood had just enough and edged Juniata out 7-6.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Halifax gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Newport 14-1. The win was nothing new for Halifax as they're now sitting on five straight.
Brandon Schell was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Schell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Schell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaac Miller, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dayton Bittner, who went 1-for-1 with five RBI and a run.
Greenwood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season. As for Halifax, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Greenwood suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Halifax in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Now that Greenwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
