The Atkins Camels are taking a road trip to take on the Bethany Community Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Atkins took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over Salisbury.
Meanwhile, Bethany Community had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jacob Schick was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Bethany Community let Ryan Rudd and Jesse Tucker run wild. Rudd scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Tucker scored three runs and stole five bases. Those three stolen bases gave Rudd a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan West, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Bethany Community hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Bethany Community's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Atkins, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14.
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