The Gray's Creek Bears will take on the Cleveland Rams on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Gray's Creek 2, Cleveland 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Gray's Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Wakefield with a sharp 10-3 victory. Considering the Bears have won 15 matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hannah Welsh made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Welsh was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Gray's Creek got a big performance out of Amber Miller, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kayleigh Brown, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Gray's Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wakefield only posted an OBP of .344.
Meanwhile, Cleveland's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Topsail a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rams have posted since March 28th.
Cleveland is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Gray's Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-3.
Gray's Creek suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Cleveland in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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