The Grundy Wave Man will challenge the Rye Cove Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Two weeks ago, Grundy came up short against East Ridge and fell 4-1. The Wave Man haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rye Cove had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They never let the Indians get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. Considering the Eagles have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Gracen Chavez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Leedy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one double.
Rye Cove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Rye Cove has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Grundy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Grundy suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Rye Cove when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Wave Man avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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