The Sheffield Knights will square off against the Trezevant Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sheffield has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Trezevant will arrive with four straight wins.
Memphis Business Academy hit Sheffield with a four-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights fell just short of the Execs by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, Trezevant made easy work of Memphis East on Monday and carried off an 18-8 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Trezevant got a massive performance out of Jaden Ivey, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Ivey a new career-high. Zavion Evans was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with six stolen bases and three runs.
Trezevant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .763. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .556 or higher in eight consecutive games.
Trezevant's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Sheffield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
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