Baseball Game Preview: Baldwin Heads Out

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 3:47am

Baseball Preview: Baldwin Bruins vs. Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Hawks

Baldwin is 1-9 against Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Baldwin Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.

Back in April, everything went Baldwin's way against Valley Stream Central as Baldwin made off with a 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Baldwin.

Meanwhile, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Long Island Lutheran.

The team relied heavily on Sawyer Bogaty, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Maier, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Baldwin now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.

Baldwin suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Baldwin, Tommy DiLeo (who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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