The Garber Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Blackwell Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, everything went Garber's way against Dover as Garber made off with a 9-3 win. The victory was just what Garber needed coming off of a 17-2 defeat in their prior contest.
Trenton Hoopes was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Hoopes was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Garber let Rhett Stingley and Aiden Johnson loose on the outfield. Stingley went 2-for-2 with four RBI and a double, while Johnson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Blackwell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three in Monday's second game. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 13-0 shutout.
Like Garber, Blackwell also got a great game from a two-way player: Cooper Lusk. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Lusk was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Blackwell got a massive performance out of Eyzic Burke, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Lawson Lusk was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Garber's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-14. As for Blackwell, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-15 record this season.
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