Baseball Game Preview: Fort Chiswell Pioneers vs. Narrows Green Waves

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Previous 5 Games

04/15/16 - Home	8-2 W
05/08/15 - Home	7-1 W
04/17/15 - Away	15-5 W
04/17/15 - Away	15-5 W
04/17/15 - Away	15-5 W

Fort Chiswell is a perfect 5-0 against Narrows since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Pioneers will head out to square off against the Green Waves at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Fort Chiswell 3, Narrows 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Fort Chiswell blew Giles out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Giles got their revenge. The Pioneers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 10-8. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Pioneers, who until this match were averaging three runs allowed.

Spencer Moser put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moser was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs.

In other batting news, Mac Phillips was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brayden Billings, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Narrows came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 12-2 win. The Green Waves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by seven runs or more this season.

Narrows pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Chiswell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-4.

Everything went Fort Chiswell's way against Narrows in their previous matchup back in April of 2016, as Fort Chiswell made off with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.