The Maurepas Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the False River Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maurepas has four straight victories, False River has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Maurepas made easy work of Phoenix and carried off a 20-2 win.
Meanwhile, False River fell victim to Central Private and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 16-0 to the Redhawks. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Gators' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
False River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ramie Guidroz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Maurepas pushed their record up to 8-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for False River, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Maurepas took their victory against False River when the teams last played on Friday by a conclusive 18-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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