Baseball Game Preview: AuSable Valley Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 3:36am

Baseball Preview: AuSable Valley Patriots vs. Plattsburgh Hornets

AuSable Valley is 1-7 against Plattsburgh since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The AuSable Valley Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Plattsburgh Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

AuSable Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Moriah on Saturday. They lost 6-0 to the Vikings. AuSable Valley just can't catch a break and has now endured six losses in a row.

Meanwhile, Plattsburgh never let their opponents score on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Saranac. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Plattsburgh has scored all season.

Marcus Griffiths was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

AuSable Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Plattsburgh, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.

AuSable Valley might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Plattsburgh when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can AuSable Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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