Baseball Game Preview: Taconic Hills Titans vs. Watervliet Cannoneers

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 4:31am

Baseball Preview: Taconic Hills Titans vs. Watervliet Cannoneers

Taconic Hills is 4-0 against Watervliet since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Taconic Hills Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Watervliet Cannoneers at 4:30 p.m. Taconic Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

On Monday, Taconic Hills never let their opponents score. They blew past Maple Hill 11-0. 11 seems to be a good number for Taconic Hills as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Brandon Rossano spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up ten Ks.

On the hitting side, Troy Super was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, four RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jacob Alvarez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, sadly, Watervliet is still looking for their first win of the season after four matches. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cairo-Durham on Monday. One positive for Watervliet, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Taconic Hills pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Watervliet, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Everything went Taconic Hills' way against Watervliet when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Taconic Hills made off with a 16-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taconic Hills 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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