Baseball Preview: Hudson Blue Hawks vs. Taconic Hills Titans
The Hudson Blue Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Taconic Hills Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hudson has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Taconic Hills will arrive with eight straight victories.
Hudson lost 16-6 to Saugerties on Saturday.
Antonio Troy and Besham Burgess did some serious damage despite the final result: Troy scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Burgess went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Taconic Hills can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They blew past Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk 15-1.
Troy Super was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Francis Conners-Schmid was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a double.
Hudson now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Taconic Hills, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hudson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Taconic Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hudson suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to Taconic Hills in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Hudson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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