The George Washington Patriots will head out to square off against the Williamstown Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. George Washington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Williamstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
George Washington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Logan, who was ranked ninth at the time (George Washington was ranked fourth). The Patriots narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wildcats 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Williamstown had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They blew past the Red Devils 10-0. Considering the Yellowjackets have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
George Washington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Williamstown, they pushed their record up to 19-8 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
