Softball Game Preview: Saranac Lake Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 2:41am

Softball Preview: Saranac Lake Red Storm vs. Beekmantown Eagles

Saranac Lake is 2-8 against Beekmantown since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Saranac Lake Red Storm will head out on the road to square off against the Beekmantown Eagles at 4:30 p.m.

Saranac Lake is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Saranac on Monday. They lost 8-1 to the Spartans.

Meanwhile, Beekmantown made easy work of Moriah on Monday and carried off an 11-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Beekmantown.

Janna Ruest was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine Jewell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Saranac Lake's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Beekmantown, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.

Saranac Lake skirted past Beekmantown 12-11 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Beekmantown's Bayleigh Mesec, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Saranac Lake to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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