Baseball Preview: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Bangor Slaters
The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Bangor Slaters at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame-Green Pond is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Notre Dame-Green Pond ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Scranton Prep out 9-8.
Michael Martino looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Michael Wachter was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. John Hall was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins dating back to last season, Bangor's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of East Stroudsburg South by a score of 2-0.
Bangor also got a good showing from Jacob Labarre, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Bangor saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Stapp, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
The win got Notre Dame-Green Pond back to even at 2-2. As for Bangor, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Notre Dame-Green Pond has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bangor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Notre Dame-Green Pond couldn't quite finish off Bangor in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Notre Dame-Green Pond avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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