The Tates Creek Commodores will square off against the Greenup County Musketeers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Tates Creek is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since April 2nd on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lafayette by a score of 6-4.
Tates Creek got a good showing from Garrett Biroschik, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Biroschik has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Tates Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Ramos, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Greenup County can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Portsmouth West.
Brenden Taylor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Gavin Roy and Kyler Robinson did most of the damage at the plate: Roy went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Robinson went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits Robinson has posted over his last 11 matches.
Tates Creek's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Greenup County, their victory bumped their record up to 14-15.
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