The Greenville Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Sharpsville Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greenville's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Sharpsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Greenville beats Sharpsville with 17 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Trojans blew past Wilmington 17-3 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Greenville got a massive performance out of Justin Schell, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most stolen bases Schell has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Csonka, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sharpsville fell victim to West Middlesex and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Big Reds, falling 7-0. The shutout was out of character for the Blue Devils seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Sharpsville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Bissell, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. Bissell has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
The victory made it two in a row for Greenville and bumps their season record up to 11-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Sharpsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Greenville took their victory against Sharpsville in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 9-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team 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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