The Gretna Hawks will head out to face off against the Altavista Colonels at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gretna is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Gretna after they put the first run on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Dan River, falling 9-2.
Gretna saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Walden, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Altavista, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Appomattox County on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Altavista is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gretna, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Gretna suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Altavista in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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