Baseball Preview: Plainedge Red Devils vs. Wantagh Warriors
Plainedge is 8-2 against Wantagh since June of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Plainedge Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Wantagh Warriors at 10:00 a.m.
Plainedge's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Episcopal Academy back in March. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Churchmen. Plainedge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Wantagh came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 11-8 win over the Spartans.
William Windisch looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, AJ Bardi and Jack Tate did most of the damage at the plate: Bardi scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Tate went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Tom Wunderlich was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Plainedge's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Wantagh, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-1 record this season.
Plainedge skirted past Wantagh 5-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainedge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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