Baseball Preview: Whitehall Zephyrs vs. Northampton Konkrete Kids
Whitehall is 2-8 against Northampton since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Whitehall Zephyrs will head out on the road to square off against the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Whitehall narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past William Allen 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Seth Hoderewski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rob Yankowy, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Northampton came tearing into Monday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Panthers 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Northampton has scored all season.
Northampton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Erschen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Whitehall's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Northampton, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Whitehall has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northampton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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