Baseball Preview: Saegertown Panthers vs. Iroquois Braves
Saegertown is 10-0 against Iroquois since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Saegertown Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Iroquois Braves at 4:30 p.m. Saegertown will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Saegertown was able to grind out a solid win over Youngsville, taking the game 11-6.
Blake Leslie was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was DeMarcus Manning, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Iroquois lost 16-1 to Girard on Friday. Iroquois has struggled against Girard recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Iroquois saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Bennett, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI. Reilly Brown was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Saegertown is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-1 record this season. As for Iroquois, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Saegertown took their victory against Iroquois in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saegertown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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