Baseball Game Preview: Fort Plain Hilltoppers vs. Middleburgh Knights

The Fort Plain Hilltoppers will square off against the Middleburgh Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Plain has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

On Wednesday, Fort Plain came up short against Berne-Knox-Westerlo and fell 11-8. The Hilltoppers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Middleburgh ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville 10-9. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.

Middleburgh's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Fort Plain, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.