Baseball Game Preview: White Plains Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 10:01am

Baseball Preview: White Plains Tigers vs. Port Chester Rams

The White Plains Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Port Chester Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

White Plains' hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Fox Lane on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Foxes. The shutout was out of character for White Plains seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Port Chester had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Ossining on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Port Chester in their matchups with Ossining: they've now lost eight in a row.

John Tomassetti was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Scott Sullivan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

White Plains' loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Port Chester, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.

White Plains came out on top in a nail-biter against Port Chester in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for White Plains 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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