Baseball Game Preview: Chester Hambletonians vs. Middletown Middie Bears

The Chester Hambletonians are taking a road trip to face off against the Middletown Middie Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Chester is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Beacon just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 11-1.

Meanwhile, Middletown lost 13-1 to Pine Bush on Thursday.

Middletown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rudy Cherry, who went 1-for-2 with one run.

Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Chester, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

Chester beat Middletown 5-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hambletonians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.