Baseball Preview: Katz Yeshiva Storm vs. Leonard Lancers
The Katz Yeshiva Storm will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Leonard Lancers at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Katz Yeshiva pushed their score all the way to ten on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-10 walloping at the hands of Lake Worth Christian.
Adiel Frohlich was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Henner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Leonard had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Forest Hill on Tuesday. Leonard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Steven Montes de Oca Napoles was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Montes de Oca Napoles was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Jenniel Garcia-Concepcion made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Leonard didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Katz Yeshiva's record is now 0-5-1. As for Leonard, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Katz Yeshiva has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Leonard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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