Baseball Preview: Holy Redeemer Royals vs. Pittston Patriots
The Holy Redeemer Royals will head out on the road to square off against the Pittston Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Holy Redeemer had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Lake-Lehman.
Jack Hurst made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was DJ Mcdermott, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Holy Redeemer didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake-Lehman only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Pittston suffered a rough 11-5 loss at the hands of Abington Heights last Friday.
Holy Redeemer's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pittston, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
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