Barlow has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Sandy Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Barlow and Sandy are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Barlow's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Central Catholic on Wednesday. They lost 7-0 to the Rams. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Barlow's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, while Sandy put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Reynolds. Everything went Sandy's way against Reynolds as Sandy made off with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sandy.
Sandy got a massive performance out of Kaylee Swanson, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a double. Taylor Donahue was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Barlow's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9. As for Sandy, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-11.
Everything went Barlow's way against Sandy in their previous matchup back in April as Barlow made off with a 20-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barlow since the squad 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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