Baseball Preview: Schalmont Sabres vs. Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs
Schalmont is 8-2 against Cobleskill-Richmondville since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Schalmont Sabres will head out on the road to take on the Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Schalmont is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Schalmont's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Ichabod Crane on Saturday. They fell 5-0 to the Riders. The contest marked the first time this year in which Schalmont was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Cobleskill-Richmondville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They came out on top against Duanesburg by a score of 5-0.
Brody Becker was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Hulslander, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Schalmont's loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1. As for Cobleskill-Richmondville, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Schalmont has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cobleskill-Richmondville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Schalmont skirted past Cobleskill-Richmondville 6-5 in their previous matchup on April 9th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Schalmont since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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