The Nicholas County Grizzlies will venture away from home to face off against the Wyoming East Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Nicholas County sitting on three straight wins and Wyoming East on four.
Nicholas County proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by eight) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Woodrow Wilson 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Grizzlies have posted since April 2nd.
Nicholas County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Brown, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wyoming East won against Oak Hill on Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Warriors put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 6-0 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Jaeden Lester, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Liberty off the board. Lester has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Wyoming East got a big performance out of Braxton Morgan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Morgan a new career-high. Jarrod Phillips was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Wyoming East pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Nicholas County, their victory bumped their record up to 15-11.
Everything went Nicholas County's way against Wyoming East when the teams last played back in April, as Nicholas County made off with a 13-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grizzlies since the squad 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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