The Cox Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Great Bridge Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cox 2.6, Great Bridge 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Great Bridge will be up against a hot Cox team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Falcons walked away with a 5-2 victory over Kellam on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Great Bridge). They were the clear victors by a 24-0 margin over King's Fork last Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jason Miller looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Great Bridge got a massive performance out of Ryder Harrell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave Harrell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Griffin, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Great Bridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Great Bridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Cox, their record now sits at 16-2.
Cox was able to grind out a solid victory over Great Bridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2018, winning 5-2. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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