Baseball Preview: William Allen Canaries vs. Whitehall Zephyrs
William Allen is 0-10 against Whitehall since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The William Allen Canaries will look to defend their home field against the Whitehall Zephyrs at 4:45 p.m. William Allen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
William Allen is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty. That's two games in a row now that William Allen has lost by exactly four runs.
Chris Alvarez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Whitehall entered their tilt with North Schuylkill with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Spartans out 3-2.
Whitehall also got a great performance from Ryan Lindenmuth as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Whitehall's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Evan Kovalcik, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
William Allen's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Whitehall, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
William Allen's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's matchup. William Allen has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Whitehall, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will William Allen continue to outrun the ball?
William Allen couldn't quite finish off Whitehall in their previous meeting on April 9th and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitehall's Jack Lloyd, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Now that William Allen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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