With a playoff game on the line, Sickles rose to the challenge on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Gaither Cowboys out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sickles.
Carter LeBlanc looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sickles' victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Nazar, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
On Gaither's side, Michael Fernandez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Jackson Mirza made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Nicolas Lopez, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with a stolen base.
Sickles has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 22-7 record this season. As for Gaither, their loss dropped their record down to 19-7.
Sickles will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bloomingdale at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bloomingdale: 2.8, Sickles: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Gaither does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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