Preview: Greenfield Yellowjackets vs. Lake County Falcons
Greenfield is 1-9 against Lake County since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Greenfield Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake County Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Greenfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
Greenfield put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lake County a 25-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Greenfield.
Elijah St. Romain and Easton Sullivan were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, St. Romain pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Sullivan struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, St. Romain scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Sullivan went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple.
In other batting news, Jesse Wilson was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Baker Biggs, who scored four runs while going 1-for-3.
Greenfield's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lake County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Lake County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Greenfield has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .536. It's a different story for Lake County, though, as they've only averaged .301. Will they be able to contain Greenfield's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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