The Chippewa Hills Warriors will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Greenville Yellow Jackets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, Chippewa Hills made easy work of Harrison and carried off a 10-4 win. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Greenville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. The game marked the Yellow Jackets' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Brodee Roberson made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Roberson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Long, who scored a run while going 2-for-5. He also put up two doubles, which were his first of the season. Landyn Bannister was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Greenville pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Chippewa Hills, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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