The Sickles Gryphons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Bloomingdale Bulls at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sickles: 1.7, Bloomingdale: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sickles is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Gaither 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sickles.
Carter LeBlanc looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sickles saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Nazar, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bloomingdale's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 1.86 runs allowed on Friday. Bloomingdale walked away with an 11-7 win over East Lake.
Hayden Porter looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Vincent Dinzeo Jr, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Cooper Hinson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Sickles has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 22-7 record this season. As for Bloomingdale, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sickles has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bloomingdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sickles couldn't quite finish off Bloomingdale in their previous meeting back in April and fell 4-2. Can Sickles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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