Baseball Game Preview: Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs vs. Trezevant Bears

The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs will square off against the Trezevant Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

Things were looking good for Raleigh-Egypt after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Bolton by a score of 8-7. The Pharaohs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Trezevant made easy work of Douglass on Wednesday and carried off a 15-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won three games by nine runs or more so far this season.

Rickey Wright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Wright was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Trezevant: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4-1 otherwise.

In other batting news, Trezevant got a massive performance out of Trevionne Kelly, who scored three runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Trezevant is 2-1 when Kelly posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-3-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Zavion Evans, who scored three runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

The victory got Trezevant back to even at 4-4-1. As for Raleigh-Egypt, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Raleigh-Egypt beat Trezevant 12-9 in their previous matchup on March 11th. Does Raleigh-Egypt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trezevant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.