Baseball Preview: Green Hope Falcons vs. Green Level Gators
Green Hope is 0-7 against Green Level since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Green Hope Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Green Level Gators at 4:00 p.m. Green Hope knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Green Level likes a good challenge.
Green Hope put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They beat Panther Creek by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0.
Blake Vestal tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Isaac Nitzkowski and Ryan Luo did most of the damage at the plate: Nitzkowski scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Luo went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Mallare, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Green Level was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 22-9 loss at the hands of Holly Springs.
Green Level saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keller Czech, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Roller, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Green Hope's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Green Level, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Green Hope suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Green Level when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Green Hope, Levi Gingerich (who tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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