Baseball Preview: Sacopee Valley Hawks vs. Lisbon Greyhounds
Sacopee Valley has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lisbon Greyhounds at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sacopee Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Sacopee Valley had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against St. Dominic.
Dylan Capano put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Capano has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Capano was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bradly Metcalf led a balanced group of hitters, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brady Metcalf, who fired off two home runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Sacopee Valley lost a few balls and finished the game with 13 home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lisbon gave their fans yet another huge victory last Monday. They blew past Madison 11-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lisbon.
Sacopee Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Lisbon, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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