Baseball Game Preview: Tupper Lake Lumberjacks vs. Madrid-Waddington Yellowjackets

The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks will head out on the road to square off against the Madrid-Waddington Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tupper Lake will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

On Monday, Tupper Lake got the win against Chateaugay by a conclusive 20-5. The result was nothing new for the Lumberjacks, who have now won 11 matches by eight runs or more so far this season.

13 must be Madrid-Waddington's lucky number: they beat Brushton-Moira with that score not once but twice two weeks ago. The Yellowjackets were the clear victors by a 13-4 margin over the Panthers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellowjackets.

Tupper Lake's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Madrid-Waddington, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Tupper Lake took their victory against Madrid-Waddington in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 17-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lumberjacks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.