West Greene is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Fort Cherry is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The West Greene Pioneers will take on the Fort Cherry Rangers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Greene stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Cameron 11-2. West Greene's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Morgan Kiger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Kiger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Colten Thomas and Darren Knight did most of the damage at the plate: Thomas scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4, while Knight scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Knight is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Johnny Lampe was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fort Cherry has not done well against Carmichaels recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Fort Cherry came out on top against Carmichaels by a score of 9-5.
Ryan Huey was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Matt Sieg, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
West Greene's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Fort Cherry, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. West Greene has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fort Cherry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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