Baseball Preview: Bolton Central Eagles vs. Lake Placid Bombers
The Bolton Central Eagles will challenge the Lake Placid Bombers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bolton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Bolton Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Johnsburg Central out 6-5. That's two games straight that Bolton Central has won by just one run.
Jace Hubert made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Hubert was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Hubert wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Trowbridge, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Jaxon Egloff was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lake Placid stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Crown Point 14-4. That's two games straight that Lake Placid has won by exactly ten runs.
Like Bolton Central, Lake Placid also got a great game from a two-way player: Vann Morrelli. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Morrelli has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Morrelli was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Lake Placid got a massive performance out of Owen Thomsen, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was William Landriault, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Bolton Central and bumps their season record up to 9-6. As for Lake Placid, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bolton Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Placid struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bolton Central suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Lake Placid when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morrelli, who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Now that Bolton Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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