Baseball Preview: Reading Red KNights vs. Garden Spot Spartans
The Reading Red KNights will head out on the road to take on the Garden Spot Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Reading is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Reading is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over William Penn on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Reading considering their one-run performance the contest before.
David Garcia was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Patrick Gregorio and Frandy Ruiz did most of the damage at the plate: Gregorio scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Ruiz scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Garden Spot unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 9-1 to Donegal. Garden Spot has not had much luck with Donegal recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Garden Spot saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Hertzler, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Reading's victory bumped their record up to 3-15. As for Garden Spot, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Reading has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Garden Spot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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