Baseball Preview: Saranac Lake Red Storm vs. Saranac Spartans
The Saranac Lake Red Storm will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Saranac Spartans at 4:30 p.m.
Saranac Lake is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Northeastern Clinton on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Saranac has not done well against Beekmantown recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Saranac came out on top against Beekmantown by a score of 6-2.
Seth Petrashune spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Zack Lucia was excellent, going 4-for-4 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Barnes, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Saranac Lake dropped their record down to 2-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Saranac, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Saranac Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Saranac when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saranac Lake since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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