Sickles is 5-0 against Middleton since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sickles Gryphons will look to defend their home field against the Middleton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. 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.
Sickles will bounce into Friday's game after beating Wharton, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Sickles narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Wharton 2-1.
Nick Hartley looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sickles saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Yost, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Middleton is still looking for their first win of the season after 16 matches. Their rough 18-2 defeat to Leto on Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Sickles has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Middleton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Sickles came out on top in a nail-biter against Middleton in their previous meeting back in May of 2019, sneaking past 3-2. Does Sickles have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middleton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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