Sutherland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Eastridge Lancers 6-4. That's two games straight that Sutherland has won by exactly two runs.
For Eastridge's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Dietz, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Sutherland is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Eastridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sutherland will take on Brockport at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sutherland will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Eastridge will take on Greece Athena at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Greece Athena's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Eastridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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