Baseball Game Preview: Tuckahoe Tigers vs. Briarcliff Bears

The Tuckahoe Tigers will take on the Briarcliff Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Tuckahoe blew The Leffell School out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday The Leffell School got their revenge. The Tigers fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.

Kyle Carney was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.

Meanwhile, Briarcliff came up short against Greeley on Tuesday and fell 5-2. The loss put an end to the Bears' undefeated start to the season.

Noah Thompson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits.

On the hitting side, Lucas Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

This is the second loss in a row for Tuckahoe and nudges their season record down to 7-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Briarcliff, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Briarcliff's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Tuckahoe has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .455. It's a different story for Briarcliff, though, as they've only averaged .326. Will they be able to contain Tuckahoe's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.