For the second straight game, England will face off against Palestine-Wheatley. The Lions will be playing at home against the Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. England has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while Palestine-Wheatley will come in with three straight victories.
England lost 11-1 to Palestine-Wheatley on Thursday.
For Palestine-Wheatley's part, Andrew Knowlton made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Knowlton has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Palestine-Wheatley got a massive performance out of Blaine Brown, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that Brown has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Jacob Hickman, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Palestine-Wheatley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Palestine-Wheatley pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for England, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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