The West Nassau Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Matanzas Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
West Nassau can't be too worried about heading out to take on Matanzas: they just beat University Christian at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Warriors narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Christians 4-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Warriors' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, Matanzas came tearing into Thursday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Barracudas by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1.
LEAH STEVENS spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 20 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Matanzas' victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was MCKENZIE MANHART, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Matanzas' win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for West Nassau, their record now sits at 11-9.
West Nassau couldn't quite finish off Matanzas in their previous meeting on April 5th and fell 2-0. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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