The North Fork Miners will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cedaredge Bruins at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Fork is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
North Fork will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Aspen on Tuesday. North Fork skirted past Aspen 13-12. That's two games straight that North Fork has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Mario Gama, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Cody Pagone, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cedaredge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 19-1 to Delta.
The victory made it two in a row for North Fork and bumps their season record up to 11-7. As for Cedaredge, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Fork has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cedaredge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Fork took their win against Cedaredge in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 13-1. Will North Fork repeat their success, or does Cedaredge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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