Baseball Preview: Niagara Falls Wolverines vs. North Tonawanda Lumberjacks
The Niagara Falls Wolverines will be playing at home against the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Niagara Falls is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Niagara-Wheatfield just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 5-4.
Trevor Meidenbauer put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Meidenbauer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Meidenbauer was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meidenbauer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Brydges, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Connor Morris was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, North Tonawanda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 15-7 to Williamsville South.
Niagara Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for North Tonawanda, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Niagara Falls took their win against North Tonawanda when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-1. Will Niagara Falls repeat their success, or does North Tonawanda have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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