Baseball Preview: Prague Red Devils vs. Stratford Bulldogs
The Prague Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Stratford Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Prague can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They had just enough and edged Luther out 4-3. The victory was just what Prague needed coming off of a 14-2 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Stratford had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They beat the Badgers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-6.
Grady Carter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Carter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Canaan Weddle, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Prague's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7. As for Stratford, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
Prague took their victory against Stratford in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 19-12. Does Prague have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stratford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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