The Florence Gophers will head out on the road to face off against the Combs Coyotes at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Florence's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seton Catholic on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Combs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against ALA - Queen Creek, falling 13-0. That's two games in a row now that the Coyotes have lost by exactly 13 runs.
Combs saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coleman Biasi, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Combs' defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1. As for Florence, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.
Combs' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Florence has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Combs, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8 strikeouts. Will Florence keep running through batters, or will the Coyotes buck the trend?
Florence couldn't quite finish off Combs in their previous meeting back in April of 2018 and fell 4-2. Can the Gophers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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