Baseball Preview: Westfield Bombers vs. Pittsfield Generals
The Westfield Bombers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Pittsfield Generals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Westfield: 3.1, Pittsfield: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Westfield will head into Monday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Central on Monday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Westfield fell just short of Central by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, Pittsfield earned a 5-2 win over Chicopee Comp on Monday.
Pittsfield got a great performance from Cam Harrington as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Duquette, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Ben Jacob, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Westfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Pittsfield, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1-1.
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