Countryside is 8-2 against Boca Ciega since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Countryside Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Boca Ciega Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Countryside and ten for Boca Ciega.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Countryside had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Warren East.
Nicholas Neubauer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Countryside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Grantham, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Boca Ciega didn't have quite enough to beat Keswick Christian on Monday and fell 3-2.
Countryside's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Boca Ciega, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Boca Ciega's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Countryside has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Boca Ciega, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9. Will Countryside keep running through batters, or will Boca Ciega buck the trend?
Countryside was able to grind out a solid victory over Boca Ciega in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 7-2. Does Countryside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boca Ciega turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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