Baseball Game Preview: North Schuylkill on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 6:16am

Baseball Preview: North Schuylkill Spartans vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders

The North Schuylkill Spartans will be playing at home against the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

North Schuylkill is is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 11-4 to Blue Mountain.

Hunter Rogers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Collin Stanakis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Notre Dame-Green Pond had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Palisades on Friday.

Notre Dame-Green Pond saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacoby Jacobs, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI. Michael Wachter was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

North Schuylkill's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.

North Schuylkill couldn't quite finish off Notre Dame-Green Pond in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 10-8. Will North Schuylkill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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