The Cane Bay Cobras are taking a road trip to challenge the Lucy Beckham Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Cane Bay is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Cane Bay didn't have quite enough to beat Stratford and fell 4-3.
Cane Bay saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Grimm, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Another was Tre Lawrence, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Lucy Beckham made easy work of Ardrey Kell on Wednesday and carried off a 10-4 victory. With that win, the Bengals brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Levi Srock tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Lucy Beckham is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Kingston Kolb was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. He has become a key player for Lucy Beckham: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-9 otherwise. Tommy Byrne was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Cane Bay's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Lucy Beckham, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cane Bay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lucy Beckham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cane Bay skirted past Lucy Beckham 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cobras since the team 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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