The Grovetown Warriors will face off against the Archer Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Grovetown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.
Grovetown is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Harlem just ended the team's 26-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 4-0 to the Bulldogs. The match marked the first time this year in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.
Grovetown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Story, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Archer came tearing into Wednesday's game with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 13-1 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 20 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Grovetown's defeat ended a 19-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 26-2. As for Archer, they pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Grovetown skirted past Archer 6-5 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grovetown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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