Baseball Preview: Page Pirates vs. Northern Guilford Nighthawks
Page is 0-5 against Northern Guilford since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Page Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northern Guilford Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. Page will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Page gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Western Guilford 12-2. That's two games straight that Page has won by exactly ten runs.
Matthew Main made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Main has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Main was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Nathan Moore and Liam Comer did most of the damage at the plate: Moore scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Comer scored a run while going 3-for-4. Rowen Cox was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Northern Guilford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-2 walloping at the hands of Northwest Guilford.
Northern Guilford also got a good showing from Kevin Willoughby, who pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Northern Guilford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Badger, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Page is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Northern Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
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