The Greeley Quakers will challenge the Fox Lane Foxes at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Things were looking good for Greeley after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Clarkstown South by a score of 3-2. The Quakers haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Ben Falk was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Cole Stein also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Fox Lane had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They walked away with a 14-10 victory over the Mounties. The Foxes' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Fox Lane's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Greeley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Greeley was able to grind out a solid win over Fox Lane when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-0. Do the Quakers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Foxes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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