Baseball Preview: Le Grand Bulldogs vs. Denair Coyotes
The Le Grand Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Denair Coyotes at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Le Grand beat Delhi 10-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Le Grand.
DIEGO MARTINEZ was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. MARTINEZ has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. MARTINEZ was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, COLTON HASLAM was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. ALEXIS GRANADOS was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Denair's way against Waterford on Friday as Denair made off with an 8-1 victory.
Denair's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Hart, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
The victory got Le Grand back to even at 7-7. As for Denair, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Le Grand has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Denair struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Le Grand came out on top in a nail-biter against Denair when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will Le Grand repeat their success, or does Denair have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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