Baseball Preview: Clover Garden School Grizzlies vs. Ascend Leadership Aviators
The Clover Garden School Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the Ascend Leadership Aviators at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Clover Garden School is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Clover Garden School is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Chatham Charter just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-3 walloping at the hands of the Knights.
Rodney Wilson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ethan Britt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ascend Leadership can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Triangle Math & Science.
Clover Garden School's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Ascend Leadership, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-11.
Everything went Clover Garden School's way against Ascend Leadership in their previous matchup back in March as Clover Garden School made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clover Garden School 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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