Baseball Preview: Landmark Vikings vs. Bancroft Bulldogs
Landmark is 6-1 against Bancroft since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Landmark Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Bancroft Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Landmark is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Boston Trinity Academy on Tuesday as Landmark made off with a 19-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Landmark.
Harry O'Connor made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. O'Connor was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, William Terrien and Josh Small did most of the damage at the plate: Terrien went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Small scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jason Piscatelli, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bancroft came into Tuesday's matchup having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Gann Academy by a score of 9-6 on Tuesday.
Landmark's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Bancroft, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Landmark took their victory against Bancroft when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 18-3. Will Landmark repeat their success, or does Bancroft have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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