Baseball Recap: Albany Academy for Boys Cadets vs. Plattsburgh Hornets
Albany Academy for Boys extended their postseason success on Thursday against Plattsburgh. They had just enough and edged the Plattsburgh Hornets out 3-1. Winning may never get old, but Albany Academy for Boys sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Scott Hanson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ben Dalto was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Plattsburgh's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Warren Miller gave up three earned runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Plattsburgh saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andre Anderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Plattsburgh didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Albany Academy for Boys only tossed six.
Albany Academy for Boys has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Plattsburgh, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
The teams wasted no time getting back out on the field as they've already faced off again: they played to a 0-0 draw later that day.
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