For the second straight game, John Glenn will face off against Bayport-Blue Point. The Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Phantoms at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. John Glenn has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Bayport-Blue Point will come in with 17 straight victories.
Bayport-Blue Point hit John Glenn with a four-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights lost 9-1 to the Phantoms.
For Bayport-Blue Point's part, Brady Gelling made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Gelling was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Mike Messina was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Brendan Mattimore also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Bayport-Blue Point was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
John Glenn's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Bayport-Blue Point, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0.
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