The Pinecrest Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Richmond Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinecrest will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Pinecrest's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Richmond by a score of 4-0.
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Will Chopping was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those RBI marked the first that he brought in this season.
Richmond now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Pinecrest, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pinecrest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Richmond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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