The Sickles Gryphons will square off against the East Bay Indians at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Sickles has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Sickles is returning to their home field after beating Plant on theirs, despite the fact Plant has dominated at home this season. Sickles won by a run and slipped past Plant 4-3. That's two games straight that the Gryphons have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Charlie Martz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Nazar, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Sickles hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plant struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, East Bay came up short against Spoto on Thursday and fell 6-3. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Bay also got a good showing from Ryder Patterson, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, Patterson posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
At the plate, East Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rory Beauford, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Sickles' victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for East Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Sickles took their victory against East Bay in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Sickles repeat their success, or does East Bay has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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