Arnold is 9-1 against Rutherford since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Arnold Marlins will be playing at home against the Rutherford Rams at 6:00 p.m. The last four games Arnold has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Arnold didn't have quite enough to beat South Walton and fell 4-2.
Arnold saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Hendrix, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Arnold didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Walton only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, everything went Rutherford's way against Rickards on Friday as Rutherford made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rutherford.
Rutherford got a big performance out of Connor Ward, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Javier Gierbolini, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Arnold's loss dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Rutherford, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season.
Arnold took their win against Rutherford when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 10-2. Will Arnold repeat their success, or does Rutherford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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