For the second straight game, Henry Hudson will face off against Neptune. The Admirals will be playing in front of their home fans against Neptune at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Henry Hudson is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Henry Hudson didn't have quite enough to beat Neptune and fell 5-4.
For Neptune's part, Javier Gordon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Gordon a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Roman, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Steven Borges also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Neptune pushed their record up to 3-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Henry Hudson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Neptune's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Henry Hudson hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .352. It's a different story for Neptune, though, as they've only averaged .218. Will they be able to contain Henry Hudson's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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