For the second straight game, Johns Creek will face off against Gainesville. The Gladiators will challenge the Red Elephants at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Johns Creek has four straight wins, Gainesville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Johns Creek beats Gainesville with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Gladiators sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Red Elephants on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Gladiators have posted since March 14th.
For Gainesville's part, Cohen Miller was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Miller has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Miller wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Graham, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Johns Creek's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Gainesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
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