Church Farm is 1-8 against Bristol since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Church Farm Griffens will head out on the road to face off against the Bristol Warriors at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Church Farm's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Morrisville 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Church Farm.
Meanwhile, Bristol put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Calvary Christian Academy. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Bristol has scored all year.
Cole Guy made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Guy has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Guy was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Trae Anthony was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Chance Wideman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Church Farm's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Bristol, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Church Farm suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Bristol in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Church Farm avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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