Baseball Preview: Webster Thomas Titans vs. Greece Athena Trojans
The Webster Thomas Titans will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Greece Athena Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Webster Thomas will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Webster Thomas earned a 5-2 victory over Victor. That's two games straight that Webster Thomas has won by exactly three runs.
Joey Presutti was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Presutti has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Presutti was also big at the plate, scoring no runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Zimmer, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Shane Talbot, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Greece Athena, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Hilton by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday.
Webster Thomas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Greece Athena, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Webster Thomas' way against Greece Athena in their previous meeting back in June of 2021 as Webster Thomas made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Webster Thomas repeat their success, or does Greece Athena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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