Baseball Game Preview: Central Woodstock Heads Out

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 7:48am

Baseball Preview: Central Woodstock Falcons vs. Skyline Hawks

Central Woodstock is 2-7 against Skyline since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Central Woodstock Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Skyline Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Central Woodstock will be strutting in after a victory while Skyline will be coming in after a loss.

Central Woodstock is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Mountain View on Tuesday as Central Woodstock made off with a 12-2 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Central Woodstock with their most commanding win of the season.

Isaac Barb tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Allen Brill, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Clayton Sherman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Skyline came up short against Millbrook on Wednesday and fell 4-1. Skyline has struggled against Millbrook recently, as their match on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Central Woodstock's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Skyline, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Central Woodstock might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Skyline in their previous matchup back in March. Can Central Woodstock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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