Baseball Preview: Bedford Bisons vs. Greater Latrobe Wildcats
The Bedford Bisons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greater Latrobe Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bedford will be strutting in after a win while Greater Latrobe will be coming in after a loss.
Bedford headed into their last match having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Westmont Hilltop let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Bedford's way against Westmont Hilltop on Wednesday as Bedford made off with an 11-5 victory. Bedford might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by six runs or more this season.
Gaston Watkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Watkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joey Huxta was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Quincy Swaim, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Greater Latrobe had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Belle Vernon on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Greater Latrobe has lost by just one run.
The win got Bedford back to even at 6-6. As for Greater Latrobe, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
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