The Serena Huskers will head out on the road to square off against the Fieldcrest Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Serena will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Serena's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Newark with a sharp 6-0 win.
Beau Raikes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over 6.2 innings pitched. Raikes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Raikes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wesley Hendricks, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Tanner Faivre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Fieldcrest lost 9-3 to Dwight on Wednesday.
Serena is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Fieldcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Serena came up short against Fieldcrest in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, falling 11-6. Can Serena avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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