Griffin is 0-8 against Harris County since April of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Griffin Bears will take on the Harris County Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Griffin is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Friday. They fell 8-3 to Northside. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly five runs.
Griffin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jymarion Street, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Street brought in this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Harris County faced off against Jonesboro on Friday. Harris County was the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over Jonesboro. Considering the Tigers have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Daejeon Elder made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colt Angel, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Will Dimitri, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Harris County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in eight consecutive matchups.
Harris County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. Griffin's loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Griffin might still be hurting after the 19-0 defeat they got from Harris County in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Griffin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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