Grafton is 2-8 against New Kent since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Clippers will take on the Trojans. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Grafton sitting on six straight victories and New Kent on 12.
Grafton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Tabb get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Meanwhile, New Kent was able to grind out a solid victory over Colonial Heights on Tuesday, taking the game 5-0. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly five runs.
Not much got past Jonah Sorrell, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Colonial Heights off the board. Sorrell has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Brody Cash was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Staskiel, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
New Kent was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April.
New Kent pushed their record up to 21-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Grafton, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Grafton couldn't quite finish off New Kent when the teams last played back in May and fell 4-2. Can the Clippers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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