Steinbrenner is 1-9 against Sickles since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Steinbrenner Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Sickles Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Steinbrenner: 2.7, Sickles: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Steinbrenner took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Robinson, sneaking past 5-3. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won four in a row.
Steinbrenner saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Ciccarello, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. That run marked the first that Ciccarello scored this season.
Meanwhile, while Sickles put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Leto. Everything went Sickles' way against Leto as Sickles made off with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Gryphons, who have now won four matches by 11 runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Jaden Nazar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ben Durda, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Sickles' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Steinbrenner, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Steinbrenner suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Sickles in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Steinbrenner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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