The Welsh Greyhounds will venture away from home to take on the Kinder Yellowjackets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Welsh will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
While Welsh's win against Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Greyhounds skirted past the Tigers 7-5.
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Welsh let Grant Haydel and Levi Mallett run wild. Haydel went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Mallett went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Haydel has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nick Gillett, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Welsh kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy only managed six.
Kinder came out on top against Oakdale on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run sixth inning. The Yellowjackets put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 10-2 victory. The Yellowjackets haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Welsh's record is now 12-5. As for Kinder, their record now sits at 14-9.
Welsh couldn't quite get it done against Kinder when the teams last played back in February as they fell 5-2. Can the Greyhounds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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