The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Clover Hill Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. L.C. Bird is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, everything went L.C. Bird's way against Richmond City School of the Arts as L.C. Bird made off with a 14-1 victory. That looming 14-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for L.C. Bird yet this season.
L.C. Bird let Anthony Garcia and Anakin Harris loose on the outfield. Garcia scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Harris scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matthew Thompson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Clover Hill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Rapids 7-5. That's two games straight that Clover Hill has won by exactly two runs.
L.C. Bird's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. As for Clover Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
L.C. Bird suffered a grim 21-1 defeat to Clover Hill when the teams last played back in April. Can L.C. Bird avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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