The Wakeland Wolverines will venture away from home to take on The Colony Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Wakeland can't be too worried about heading out to take on The Colony: they just beat Reedy at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Wolverines put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 11-2 win on Thursday.
Meanwhile, The Colony had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Lions.
The Colony got a big performance out of Sean Keenen, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Keenen has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Martinez-Anderson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Wakeland is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for The Colony, they pushed their record up to 17-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Wakeland came out on top in a nail-biter against The Colony in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolverines since the squad 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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