The Greenville Bears will head out on the road to take on the Advance Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Greenville will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Greenville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over South Pemiscot.
Meanwhile, Advance came up short against Saxony Lutheran on Thursday and fell 10-5.
Braxton Kennedy was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Jameson Hamlin, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Greenville's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Advance, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Greenville might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Advance in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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