The Lapel Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Lapel's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
Lapel is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Eastern Hancock (and have done all season long). Everything went Lapel's way against Eastern Hancock on Wednesday as Lapel made off with a 19-2 victory. While fans of Lapel might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Cody Baker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Baker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Eli Suchocki was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Darl Gustin was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Southeastern came up short against Avon on Thursday and fell 8-4.
Hamilton Southeastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddux Bach, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Haas, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Lapel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lapel hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .340. It's a different story for Hamilton Southeastern, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Lapel's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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