England is 0-8 against Palestine-Wheatley since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The England Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Palestine-Wheatley Patriots at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Sadly, England is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 matchups. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hazen on Monday.
Cooper Price was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Price was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Price wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elwyon Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Palestine-Wheatley had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Sheridan on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Palestine-Wheatley has lost by just one run.
Ty Myers was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Bass, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
England's record now sits at 0-13. As for Palestine-Wheatley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5-1.
England suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Palestine-Wheatley in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palestine-Wheatley's Brody Parker, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that England knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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