Baseball Preview: Crescent City Raiders vs. Lake Weir Hurricanes
Crescent City has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crescent City knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Lake Weir likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Crescent City made easy work of Wildwood and carried off an 11-4 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Crescent City as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
David Newbold and Thomas Erkman were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Newbold tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Meanwhile, Erkman struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Newbold went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double, while Erkman scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Roosa, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Lake Weir's offense. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of West Port on Monday.
Lake Weir saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Kidd, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Crescent City's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Lake Weir, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Crescent City might still be hurting after the 20-5 defeat they got from Lake Weir in their previous matchup back in March. Will Crescent City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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