Baseball Preview: Tamarac Bengals vs. Taconic Hills Titans
The Tamarac Bengals will head out on the road to take on the Taconic Hills Titans at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Tamarac fell victim to a tough 13-1 loss at the hands of Saratoga Central Catholic. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tamarac in their matchups with Saratoga Central Catholic: they've now lost four in a row.
Tamarac saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Blakesley, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Taconic Hills fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Chatham on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-4. Taconic Hills' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Gavin Hartka was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Super, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Tamarac's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Taconic Hills, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Tamarac came out on top in a nail-biter against Taconic Hills when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 12-10. Will Tamarac repeat their success, or does Taconic Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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