Baseball Preview: Yorktown Tigers vs. Wapahani Raiders
The Yorktown Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Wapahani Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yorktown gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Cowan.
Sean Gibson was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wapahani narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Wes-Del 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wapahani.
Wapahani's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landon Weller, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Nate Luce, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Yorktown's record is now 11-9. As for Wapahani, their record now sits at 7-13.
Yorktown came out on top in a nail-biter against Wapahani when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorktown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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