The North East Grape Pickers will challenge the Erie Royals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. North East is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If North East beats Erie with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. North East beat Union on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. While the Grape Pickers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
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Jerek Turlij made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Turlij was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Brown, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He also got a hit, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Erie lost 10-4 to Corry on Wednesday.
Antonio Colao was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Collin Nuber, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Erie's defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for North East, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
North East was able to grind out a solid victory over Erie when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 4-0. Does North East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Erie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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