Baseball Preview: Bacon Academy Bobcats vs. Stonington Bears
After five games on the road, Bacon Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Stonington Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stonington took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Bacon Academy, who comes in off a win.
Bacon Academy is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Norwich RVT (and have done all season long). Bacon Academy put the hurt on Norwich RVT with a sharp 12-5 win on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bacon Academy considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Ethan Creutz and Noah Crowell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Creutz tossed four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Crowell pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Creutz has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Creutz scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Crowell scored a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Konor Tuthill, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Chris Lusignan was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Stonington's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Westerly by a score of 5-4.
Bacon Academy's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-7. As for Stonington, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Bacon Academy beat Stonington 6-3 when the teams last played back in April. Does Bacon Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stonington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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