Baseball Preview: Northern Adirondack Bobcats vs. AuSable Valley Patriots
After two games on the road, Northern Adirondack is heading back home. They will take on the AuSable Valley Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Northern Adirondack fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against AuSable Valley on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 6-5. Northern Adirondack has struggled against AuSable Valley recently, as their game on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
For AuSable Valley's part, Konnor Facteau made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Facteau was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Scott LaMountain was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Lucas Dashnaw was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Northern Adirondack's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for AuSable Valley, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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