The Coventry Comets will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Dragons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Coventry can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Garfield a 16-0 shutout. With that victory, Coventry brought their scoring average up to 7.7 runs per game.
Ryan Snyder made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Snyder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Moritz, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bryce White-Heldman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, East couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 15-11 to North last Friday. The loss means East is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
The win got Coventry back to even at 3-3. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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