Preview: Williams Field Black Hawks vs. South Mountain Jaguars
The Williams Field Black Hawks will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the South Mountain Jaguars at 3:45 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Williams Field had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Casteel. Williams Field has not had much luck with Casteel recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Asher Landry was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Alex Fioresi was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Williams Field was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Casteel only hit a.
Meanwhile, South Mountain fell victim to a tough 19-1 loss at the hands of Central on Friday.
South Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andres Galvez, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Williams Field's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for South Mountain, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with that loss, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
South Mountain's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Williams Field has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for South Mountain, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1 per game. Will Williams Field keep running through batters, or will South Mountain buck the trend?
Williams Field took their win against South Mountain in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 19-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Williams Field since the squad 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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