Baseball Preview: Syracuse Titans vs. Farmington Phoenix
The Syracuse Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Farmington Phoenix at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Farmington is hoping to do on Tuesday what Layton couldn't on Friday: put an end to Syracuse's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Syracuse put the hurt on Layton with a sharp 11-5 win. With that victory, Syracuse brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Syracuse got a big performance out of Tatum Martin, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Tag Hamblin, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Farmington's way against Weber on Friday as Farmington made off with a 13-2 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Farmington has managed all season.
Easton Wight made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Wight was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Pickle Monk, who fired off three home runs, eight RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. Austin Rees was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
The win got Syracuse back to even at 7-7-1. As for Farmington, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11.
Syracuse came out on top in a nail-biter against Farmington in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Will Syracuse repeat their success, or does Farmington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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