Northwest Guilford and Southeast Guilford are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Northwest Guilford Vikings will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Southeast Guilford Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Northwest Guilford is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Southwest Guilford (and have done all season long). Northwest Guilford put the hurt on Southwest Guilford with a sharp 13-5 victory on Wednesday. Northwest Guilford's win was all the more impressive since Southwest Guilford was averaging only 3.92 runs allowed on the season.
Gavin Hernandez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Dominic Azzarello looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
Back at the plate, Blaize Johnson was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Stephen Cole Price, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, Southeast Guilford waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 15-4 margin over the Tigers. Southeast Guilford's victory was all the more impressive since Ragsdale was averaging only 3.57 runs allowed on the season.
Northwest Guilford pushed their record up to 15-9 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Southeast Guilford, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Northwest Guilford took their victory against Southeast Guilford in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 9-3. Will Northwest Guilford repeat their success, or does Southeast Guilford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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