The Bayard Rustin Golden Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Henderson Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bayard Rustin took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bishop Shanahan 8-7.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Henderson made sure to put some runs up on the board against Oxford on Wednesday. Henderson put the hurt on Oxford with a sharp 10-0 victory. Henderson might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by six runs or more this season.
Ethan Harrigen spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Franks, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Conor McCartney was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
The win got Bayard Rustin back to even at 3-3. As for Henderson, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3-1.
Everything went Bayard Rustin's way against Henderson in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Bayard Rustin made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bayard Rustin since the squad 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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