The Byrd Yellow Jackets will face off against the Glenbrook Apaches at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Byrd is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Huntington get on the board and left with a 20-0 win on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Yellow Jackets with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Glenbrook was able to grind out a solid victory over Haynesville on Tuesday, taking the game 5-1.
Sam Ricord was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Glenbrook is 4-1 when Ricord allowsone or fewer earned runs, but 5-7-1 otherwise. Ricord was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Easton Sanders was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jackson Waller, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Glenbrook was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Glenbrook's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Byrd, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13-1.
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