The Southampton Indians will head out on the road to take on the Churchland Truckers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Southampton took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Franklin onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for Southampton this season.
Riland Aldrich and Ben Francis did most of the damage at the plate: Aldrich went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Francis scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Dawson Collins, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Churchland made sure to put some runs up on the board against Norcom on Tuesday. Churchland blew past Norcom 16-0. Churchland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by 13 runs or more this season.
Daniel Sellers was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Boone, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Southampton's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Churchland, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Southampton was able to grind out a solid victory over Churchland in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, winning 12-9. Will Southampton repeat their success, or does Churchland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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