The Gig Harbor Tides will take on the Lincoln Abes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gig Harbor has eight straight victories, Lincoln has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gig Harbor's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Silas by a score of 3-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Gig Harbor got a great performance from Quentin Bockhorn as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Gig Harbor saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayce Corley, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cole Krilich also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln came up short against Mount Tahoma on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
William Ross was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Ross was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Gig Harbor pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Lincoln's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gig Harbor hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. It's a different story for Lincoln, though, as they've only averaged .171. Will they be able to contain Gig Harbor's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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