Robinson is 2-7 against Sickles since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Robinson Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Sickles Gryphons at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Robinson had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Leto.
Brady Capps was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Sickles had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Dragons.
Carter LeBlanc spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordan Yost, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jaden Nazar was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Robinson's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Sickles, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Robinson came up short against Sickles when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Robinson, Luke Fikar (who scored a run while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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