Baseball Preview: Byers Bulldogs vs. Stratton Eagles
The Byers Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Stratton Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Byers is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Byers fell victim to a rough 19-7 loss at the hands of Wiggins.
Chase Long and Chas Buttefield stepped up to the plate in a big way. Long scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Buttefield scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Byers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Stratton gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Wiley with a sharp 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stratton.
Cyler Notter and Dawson Thompson did most of the damage at the plate: Notter scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Thompson scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Levin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Byers' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Stratton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Byers has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Stratton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Byers might still be hurting after the 16-4 loss they got from Stratton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Byers, Camden Bledsoe (who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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