The Godwin Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Maury Commodores at 10:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Godwin: 1.9, Maury: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Godwin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat Stone Bridge by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-0. Godwin might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Hank Piersol was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Piersol has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Piersol was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Hunter Ross looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Matthew Hartsfield was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Smyers, who went 2-for-2 with a home run.
Ocean Lakes typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Maury proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Dolphins 7-6.
Godwin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Maury, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 19-4.
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