The Auburndale Bloodhounds will square off against the Aubrey Rogers Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Auburndale has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Aubrey Rogers will come in with seven straight victories.
Auburndale fell victim to George Jenkins and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aubrey Rogers). They blew past Davenport 20-5 on Monday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Aubrey Rogers let Jayden Bartlett and Kyle Nolasco run wild. Bartlett went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Nolasco scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Nolasco a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of EJ Byrnes, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Aubrey Rogers kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.
Aubrey Rogers pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.5 runs. As for Auburndale, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Auburndale has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Aubrey Rogers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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