The Surry County Cougars will take on the Hopewell Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Hopewell will be up against a hot Surry County squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. The Cougars came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against Sussex Central. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since March 20th.
Surry County secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Bradley Boller, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hopewell won against Prince George on Tuesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Blue Devils beat Dinwiddie by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Hopewell's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Surry County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
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