Baseball Preview: Iroquois Braves vs. Youngsville Eagles
The Iroquois Braves will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Youngsville Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Iroquois had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Cochranton.
Iroquois saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Alderson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Youngsville has finally found some success away from home. They fell victim to a rough 14-6 loss at the hands of Maplewood on Friday.
Talon Mesel was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI. Matthew DeSimone was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Iroquois' defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Youngsville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2.
Iroquois came up short against Youngsville when the teams last played back in March, falling 13-9. Can Iroquois avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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