Baseball Preview: Bethlehem Center Bulldogs vs. West Greene Pioneers
Bethlehem Center is on a three-game streak of home wins, while West Greene is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bethlehem Center Bulldogs will take on the West Greene Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bethlehem Center is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Bentworth on Tuesday as Bethlehem Center made off with a 15-4 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Bethlehem Center needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Jackson Nopwaskey made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Nopwaskey was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dustin Johnston, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jonah Sussan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Greene has not done well against Carmichaels recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. West Greene sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Carmichaels. That's two games straight that West Greene has won by just one run.
Johnny Lampe was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Kameron Tedrow was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
The win got Bethlehem Center back to even at 8-8. As for West Greene, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bethlehem Center has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Greene struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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