Baseball Preview: Sutherland Knights vs. Batavia Blue Devils
The Sutherland Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Batavia Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sutherland will be strutting in after a victory while Batavia will be coming in after a defeat.
Sutherland took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Eastridge.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Batavia had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Aquinas Institute on Monday. Batavia has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bronx Buchholz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sam Pies made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Batavia didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Sutherland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Batavia, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Sutherland might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Batavia in their previous matchup on April 15th. Can Sutherland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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