Baseball Preview: North Tonawanda Lumberjacks vs. Niagara Falls Wolverines
The North Tonawanda Lumberjacks will head out on the road to face off against the Niagara Falls Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. North Tonawanda will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
North Tonawanda lost 15-7 to Williamsville South on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Niagara Falls' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Niagara-Wheatfield by a score of 5-4.
Trevor Meidenbauer was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Meidenbauer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Meidenbauer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meidenbauer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Brydges, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Connor Morris, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
North Tonawanda's record is now 0-3. As for Niagara Falls, their record now sits at 7-5.
North Tonawanda might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Niagara Falls when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Meidenbauer, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Now that North Tonawanda knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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