Baseball Game Preview: Birmingham Patriots vs. Chatsworth Chancellors

For the second straight game, Birmingham will face off against Chatsworth. The Patriots will face off against the Chancellors at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Birmingham's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Chatsworth's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Birmingham's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Chatsworth 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.

Birmingham pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Chatsworth, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-10-1 record this season.