Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bristol Eastern Lancers will be playing at home against the Bristol Central Rams at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Bristol Eastern is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Berlin on Monday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redcoats. The loss continues a trend for Bristol Eastern in their matchups with Berlin: they've now lost seven in a row.
Desire Nickerson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Bristol Central came up short against Maloney on Tuesday and fell 11-7.
Bristol Eastern's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Bristol Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
Bristol Eastern took their win against Bristol Central in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 9-2. Will Bristol Eastern repeat their success, or does Bristol Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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