Baseball Recap: Plattsburgh Hornets vs. Northeastern Clinton Cougars
Plattsburgh won the last time they faced Northeastern Clinton, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Plattsburgh Hornets came out on top against the Northeastern Clinton Cougars by a score of 8-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Plattsburgh.
Alex O'Neal tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Braeden Calkins and Marcus Griffiths did most of the damage at the plate: Calkins scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Griffiths scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dominic DeAngelo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Plattsburgh's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Northeastern Clinton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Plattsburgh will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Gouverneur at 12:30 p.m. Gouverneur will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Plattsburgh surely won't give up without a fight. As for Northeastern Clinton, they will face off against Chazy at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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