Baseball Preview: Northeastern Clinton Cougars vs. Plattsburgh Hornets
Northeastern Clinton is 1-9 against Plattsburgh since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Northeastern Clinton Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Plattsburgh Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Northeastern Clinton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Northeastern Clinton is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Northern Adirondack (and have done all season long). Northeastern Clinton put the hurt on Northern Adirondack with a sharp 9-1 victory on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Plattsburgh has finally found some success away from home. They fell just short of Ticonderoga by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday.
Warren Miller put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Nate Baker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Braeden Calkins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Northeastern Clinton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Plattsburgh, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2.
Northeastern Clinton might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from Plattsburgh in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Northeastern Clinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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