Baseball Preview: Saratoga Central Catholic Saints vs. Stillwater Warriors
The Saratoga Central Catholic Saints will be playing at home against the Stillwater Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saratoga Central Catholic will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Tuesday, everything went Saratoga Central Catholic's way against Tamarac as Saratoga Central Catholic made off with a 13-1 win.
Saratoga Central Catholic got a great performance from Aidan Crowther as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Ryan Gillis was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hunter Fales, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Stillwater was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 27-7 loss at the hands of Mechanicville.
Stillwater saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Murray, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of David Giso, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Saratoga Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Stillwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Saratoga Central Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Stillwater struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Saratoga Central Catholic's way against Stillwater in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Saratoga Central Catholic made off with a 13-0 win. Does Saratoga Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stillwater turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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