The Person Rockets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Orange Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Person took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Heritage out 6-5.
Nicholas Young made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Young was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Young wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ian Downey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Orange narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Voyager 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Orange.
Ryan Sawyer looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Cross Clayton was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Hedrick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Person pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Orange, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Person came up short against Orange in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clayton, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that Person knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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