Baseball Recap: Saranac picks up fourth straight win on the road

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 12:38pm

Baseball Recap: Saranac Spartans vs. Northeastern Clinton Cougars

Saranac came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Northeastern Clinton Cougars. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Saranac also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.

The team relied heavily on Landon Giroux, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Zack Lucia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Saranac pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Northeastern Clinton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Saranac will head out on the road to face off against Franklin Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Franklin Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Northeastern Clinton, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-10 win vs. Lake Placid on the 27th.

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