The Lake Placid Bombers will be taking part in a tournament against the North Warren Central Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lake Placid sitting on three straight victories and North Warren Central on four.
Lake Placid is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They had just enough and edged out Johnsburg Central 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bombers have posted since May 7th.
Owen Lawrence was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Hyler Isham, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, North Warren Central's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Germantown a 10-0 shutout. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.
George Hilton was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Tyler Hitchcock was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
North Warren Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .545 or higher in three consecutive games.
Lake Placid's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for North Warren Central, their win bumped their record up to 11-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake Placid has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Warren Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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