Baseball Recap: Sickles Gryphons vs. Wesley Chapel Wildcats
Sickles waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Wesley Chapel Wildcats onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Sickles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sickles got a great performance from Carter LeBlanc as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. LeBlanc has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sickles saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Bynum, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Wesley Chapel's side, Aaron Brooks spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. Those 7.2 innings set a new season-high mark for him.
Sickles is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Wesley Chapel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Sickles will be playing at home against Newsome at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sickles: 1.5, Newsome: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wesley Chapel, they will be playing at home against Freedom at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wesley Chapel is facing Freedom at the right time seeing as Freedom is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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