Baseball Preview: Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils vs. Boiling Springs Bubblers
Greencastle-Antrim is 8-2 against Boiling Springs since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Boiling Springs Bubblers at 4:15 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, Greencastle-Antrim had just enough and edged James Buchanan out 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greencastle-Antrim.
Carter McCauley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. McCauley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. McCauley was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
In other pitching news, Ben Horst looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
McCauley wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Parker Funk, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Boiling Springs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Polar Bears out 4-3.
Greencastle-Antrim now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Boiling Springs, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Greencastle-Antrim has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Boiling Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Greencastle-Antrim came out on top in a nail-biter against Boiling Springs in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Does Greencastle-Antrim have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boiling Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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