Ardrey Kell is 2-8 against Providence since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Ardrey Kell Knights will host the Providence Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
While Ardrey Kell didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Berry 20-8 on Tuesday. With that win, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Chase Johnson looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Owen Green was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Janowicz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Ardrey Kell hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, while Providence put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Butler. Everything went Providence's way against Butler as Providence made off with a 10-0 victory. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Ardrey Kell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. Providence pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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