Baseball Preview: El Paso-Gridley Titans vs. Knoxville Blue Bullets
The El Paso-Gridley Titans will head out on the road to take on the Knoxville Blue Bullets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Knoxville is hoping to do on Thursday what Heyworth couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to El Paso-Gridley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. El Paso-Gridley had just enough and edged Heyworth out 2-1.
Mason Vandegraft spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, El Paso-Gridley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Ricconi, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Knoxville fell victim to Cuba/Spoon River Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 15-0 to the Wildcats.
El Paso-Gridley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Knoxville, their defeat was their 11th straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-18.
El Paso-Gridley beat Knoxville 3-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Paso-Gridley 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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