Thomasville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the East Davidson Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Thomasville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Thomasville came up short against Wheatmore and fell 5-2.
Leonel Guzman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Thomasville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Travail Barnes, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Matthew Bankhead, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Davidson entered their tilt with Providence Grove with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Patriots on Wednesday.
Thomasville's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-9. As for East Davidson, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Thomasville might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from East Davidson in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can Thomasville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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