Baseball Preview: Bonneville Lakers vs. Northridge Knights
Bonneville is 1-7 against Northridge since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bonneville Lakers will look to defend their home field against the Northridge Knights at 3:30 p.m. Bonneville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
After a string of five wins, Bonneville's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. Their tough 15-5 loss to Northridge might stick with them for a while.
Jet Hirschi was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Landon Minnoch was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Bonneville's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Northridge, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bonneville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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