The Winters Warriors will face off against the Durham Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Winters knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Durham likes a good challenge.
Winters will bounce into Monday's game after beating Paradise, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Bobcats on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Durham was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Nicolaus.
Durham saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Spence, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Winters is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Durham, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7-1.
Winters suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Durham in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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