Baseball Game Preview: Bel Air Bobcats vs. Harford Tech Cobras

The Bel Air Bobcats will venture away from home to take on the Harford Tech Cobras at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bel Air will be strutting in after a victory while Harford Tech will be coming in after a loss.

On Tuesday, Bel Air needed a bit of extra time to put away North East. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 6-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Bobcats' sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Sean Roberts made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed nine innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Roberts wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Stocking, who went 2-for-4 with one run.

Meanwhile, Harford Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Century. That's two games in a row now that the Cobras have lost by just one run.

Harford Tech also got a good showing from Brody Hall, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

Bel Air is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Harford Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.

Bel Air might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from Harford Tech in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Bobcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.