The Sultan Turks will head out to take on the Granite Falls Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Granite Falls took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sultan, who comes in off a win.
Sultan took a 12-run defeat the last time they faced off against Cedarcrest, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Turks had just enough and edged out the Red Wolves 3-2 on Wednesday.
Mount Vernon Christian hit Granite Falls with a eight-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers lost 17-1 to the Hurricanes. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Sultan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Granite Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Sultan suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Granite Falls when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Turks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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