Woodside and Bethel are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Woodside Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Bethel Bruins at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Woodside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Bethel will come in with four straight victories.
Woodside lost 13-3 to Gloucester on Thursday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Bethel gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They beat Hampton by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-2.
Cooper Burns was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Burns was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bethel let Joe Harris and Ty Overstreet loose on the outfield. Harris scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Overstreet scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Ochsenfeld, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Woodside's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Bethel, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Woodside might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Bethel in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bethel's Conner Lamb, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Woodside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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