Baseball Preview: Waterloo Pirates vs. Cambridge Bluejays
The Waterloo Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Cambridge Bluejays at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waterloo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Waterloo took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Marshall onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
Cal Hush spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jon Sampo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cambridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Vanguards.
Waterloo's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Cambridge, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Waterloo came out on top in a nail-biter against Cambridge when the teams last played last Thursday, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waterloo 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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