The Rome Wolves will square off against the Straughn Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Rome is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
While Rome didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Douglas County on Monday as they made off with a 17-4 victory. Considering the Wolves have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Straughn let Park Crossing stack five runs on them in the first inning on Thursday but luckily Straughn prevailed anyway. The Tigers walked away with a 9-6 win over the Thunderbirds.
Cash Nelson looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Matt Ashberry, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run. Another player making a difference was Eli Grissett, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Straughn's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Rome, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
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