Baseball Preview: Bolton Central Eagles vs. Chazy Eagles
The Bolton Central Eagles will be playing at home against the Chazy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bolton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Bolton Central is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Placid just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 9-3 to the Bombers.
Andy Morehouse was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Chazy has not done well against Crown Point recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Chazy came out on top against Crown Point by a score of 12-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Chazy considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Landon Duprey was a standout: he scored three runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aiden Howell, who scored two runs and stole seven bases while going 2-for-3.
Bolton Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Chazy, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bolton Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chazy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bolton Central beat Chazy 12-9 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Will Bolton Central repeat their success, or does Chazy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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