The Polk County Wolverines are taking a road trip to face off against the Rosman Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Polk County fell victim to East Rutherford and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Cavaliers. The shutout was out of character for the Wolverines seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Rosman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Owen, falling 19-3. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Quintin Forbes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Derick Friend, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
This is the second loss in a row for Polk County and nudges their season record down to 10-12. As for Rosman, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything went Polk County's way against Rosman when the teams last played back in March, as Polk County made off with a 19-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolverines since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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