The Norcom Greyhounds will head out on the road to face off against the Lakeland Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Norcom has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the 1st.
Churchland hit Norcom with a 11-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Greyhounds lost 17-1 to the Truckers.
Norcom saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charles Rumble, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI was Rumble's first of the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Lakeland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Oscar Smith 5-3.
Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Norcom, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Norcom suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Lakeland in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. Can the Greyhounds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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