Northeast is 0-8 against East Laurens since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northeast Raiders will look to defend their home field against the East Laurens Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rutland.
Northeast saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zahkie Denson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Laurens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss. They fell 6-1 to Washington County.
Even though they lost, East Laurens didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for East Laurens, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.
East Laurens' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Northeast has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .529. It's a different story for East Laurens, though, as they've only averaged .334. Will they be able to contain Northeast's hitters?
Northeast came up short against East Laurens in their previous matchup back in March of 2020, falling 8-4. Can Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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