Baseball Preview: Boothbay Seahawks vs. Hall-Dale Bulldogs
Boothbay is 2-8 against Hall-Dale since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Boothbay Seahawks will head out on the road to square off against the Hall-Dale Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Boothbay had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Oak Hill. Boothbay has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Hall-Dale's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 13-3 to Monmouth Academy. Hall-Dale has not had much luck with Monmouth Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hall-Dale saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Cary, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Boothbay's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Hall-Dale, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5.
Boothbay came up short against Hall-Dale in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hall-Dale's Eben Austin, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Boothbay 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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