Baseball Preview: Wilson Area Warriors vs. Bangor Slaters
The Wilson Area Warriors will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Bangor Slaters at 11:00 a.m. The last three games Wilson Area has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Wilson Area had just enough and edged Pen Argyl out 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Briar Breckon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Bangor gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on Palisades with a sharp 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bangor.
Bangor also got a great performance from Jacob Labarre as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Labarre has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kurt Snyder was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Greg Campbell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Wilson Area is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Bangor, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Wilson Area might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Bangor when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bangor's Jaxson Kreider, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that Wilson Area 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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