Preview: Griffin Bears vs. Northeast Raiders
The Griffin Bears will play host again on Monday to welcome the Northeast Raiders, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Griffin's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, Griffin gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Baldwin.
Griffin got a massive performance out of Kaden Wooten, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-2. Markevious Dozier was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, Northeast were a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. Their tough 12-2 loss to Dublin might stick with them for a while. Northeast has not had much luck with Dublin recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Santana Balkcom made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Evans, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Griffin pushed their record up to 7-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs per game. As for Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
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