The North Rangers will take on the Normandy Invaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. North is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, North came up short against Perry and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that the Rangers have lost by exactly three runs.
North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Grinstead, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, while Normandy put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Bay. The Invaders blew past the Rockets 11-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Evan Lucas was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Normandy is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-12 otherwise. Lucas was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Andrew Sikon was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Victor Reyes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Normandy pushed their record up to 8-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
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