On Saturday North Gwinnett will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Pope Greyhounds at 10:00 a.m. Both have allowed few runs on average, (North Gwinnett: 3.9, Pope: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Gwinnett's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. Everything went their way against Duluth as North Gwinnett made off with an 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pope came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Yellow Jackets by a score of 7-2.
North Gwinnett has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Pope, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
North Gwinnett suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Pope when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can North Gwinnett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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