Baseball Game Preview: Albany Lions vs. Hawley Bearcats

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Previous Games

05/18/24 - Neutral	0-4 L
05/18/24 - Neutral	5-6 L
04/08/24 - Home	6-3 W
03/19/24 - Away	3-4 L
04/18/23 - Away	1-2 L
+ 5 more games

Albany and Hawley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Albany Lions duke it out with Hawley Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Albany lost 14-2 to Stamford on Tuesday. The match marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Albany saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Oliver, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hawley). Everything went their way against Haskell on Friday as Hawley made off with a 15-3 victory. The Bearcats not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 28th.

Keegan Ables was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Ables was even better at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Aiden Romo was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jake Bristow, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Hawley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Hawley's win bumped their record up to 8-5-2. As for Albany, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3-3.

Albany couldn't quite get it done against Hawley in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Will Albany have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.