Baseball Preview: Piper Bengals vs. Northeast Hurricanes
Piper and Northeast are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2017, but likely not for long. The Piper Bengals will head out on the road to take on the Northeast Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Piper's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against South Plantation on Friday. Their rough 10-0 defeat to the Paladins might stick with them for a while. Considering the last time Piper couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Northeast can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Everything went their way against Blanche Ely as Northeast made off with a 19-1 victory. While fans of Northeast might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Anibal Diaz was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jordan Stevens, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles and two RBI.
Piper has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Northeast, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Wednesday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Piper has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .437. However, it's not like Northeast struggles in that department as they've averaged .686. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Piper took their victory against Northeast in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 15-1. Will Piper repeat their success, or does Northeast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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