Baseball Game Preview: Green Hope Falcons vs. Jordan Falcons

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03/30/24 - Neutral	7-8 L
05/14/21 - Home	2-9 L
04/25/19 - Away	4-3 W
04/23/19 - Home	3-4 L
04/27/18 - Home	2-6 L
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Green Hope and Jordan are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. Green Hope will be playing at home against Jordan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Green Hope's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Green Level with a sharp 11-0 win. The contest marked the Falcons' most dominant victory of the season.

The team relied heavily on Dylan Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Paul Morrow was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.

Meanwhile, Jordan beat East Chapel Hill 5-0 on Tuesday. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Carson Hickey made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Jordan is 5-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-5 otherwise. Hickey was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February.

In other pitching news, Luke Samples tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

Hickey wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Harris Mangum, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Jordan pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Green Hope, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.