For the second straight game, Good Hope will face off against West Morgan. The Raiders will host the Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Good Hope is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Good Hope didn't have quite enough to beat West Morgan and fell 9-7. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly two runs.
For West Morgan's part, Maddox Maples tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave Maples a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Carter Stephens was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of West Morgan's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-12 when he doesn't). Titan Partlow was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
West Morgan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Good Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
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