Baseball Preview: Aurora Greenmen vs. Revere Minutemen
The Aurora Greenmen will head out on the road to challenge the Revere Minutemen at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Aurora is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Saturday, Aurora needed a bit of extra time to put away Roosevelt. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Rough Riders 6-5.
Jayce Unverferth and AJ Cifani dominated on the mound. Unverferth tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Cifani struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Jameson Embrescia was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Dominic Trivisonno was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Revere unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 15-5 to Canton Central Catholic.
Revere saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Geoffrey Siess, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Liam Gartland, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
The victory got Aurora back to even at 8-8. As for Revere, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Aurora has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Revere struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Aurora came up short against Revere in their previous meeting last Thursday, falling 4-1. Can Aurora avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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