Baseball Preview: Bronx High School of Science Wolverines vs. Walton Wildcats
Bronx High School of Science is 2-8 against Walton since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bronx High School of Science Wolverines will be playing at home against the Walton Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Bronx High School of Science will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Bronx High School of Science will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by six) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Manhattan Center for Science & Math.
Bronx High School of Science got a great performance from Ezra Schwartz as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bronx High School of Science let Jonathan Stern and Alexander Ehrlich loose on the outfield. Stern went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI, while Ehrlich scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Shoji Watanabe, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Walton might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-1 to Inwood, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Walton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bronx High School of Science's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Walton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Bronx High School of Science came up short against Walton in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-2. Will Bronx High School of Science have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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