The Norcom Greyhounds will head out to face off against the Norfolk Collegiate Mighty Oaks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Norcom is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against Heritage, falling 14-4.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Collegiate unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 17-9 to Manor on Wednesday. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it four in a row.
Norfolk Collegiate saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Kaplan, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Kaplan a new career-high in doubles (two). Jay Zimmerman was another, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Norcom suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Norfolk Collegiate in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Can Norcom avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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