York is 2-8 against New Kent since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
York is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Norcom get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The Falcons' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, New Kent entered their tilt with Poquoson last Thursday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Islanders, sneaking past 2-0.
Dylan Bowman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, New Kent saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Hochman, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
New Kent's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for York, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-13.
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