The Hampton Crabbers will face off against the Norcom Greyhounds at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hampton has 15 straight wins, Norcom has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hampton will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Menchville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Crabbers came out on top against the Monarchs by a score of 6-2 on Thursday. The game was the first time the Crabbers have beaten the Monarchs on their field since April 25, 2019.
The team relied heavily on Toby Weymouth, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Eli Chaltraw, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Norcom lost 22-1 to Granby on Friday.
Norcom saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Randy Davis III, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Hampton's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Norcom, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Hampton took their win against Norcom in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 20-0 score. Will the Crabbers repeat their success, or do the Greyhounds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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