Baseball Preview: Rickover Naval Seadragons vs. Farragut Admirals
The Rickover Naval Seadragons will be playing at home against the Farragut Admirals at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Rickover Naval suffered a tough 14-4 loss at the hands of Farragut.
For Farragut's part, Ben DeMateo made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. DeMateo has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. DeMateo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing eight bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Freddy Garcia, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Nico Roman was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Rickover Naval's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Farragut, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
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