The Saranac Spartans will be playing at home against the AuSable Valley Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Saranac's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so AuSable Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Saranac will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road victory of the season at Franklin Academy expense on Saturday. Saranac fell just short of Franklin Academy by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Saranac has lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, AuSable Valley made easy work of Saranac Lake on Friday and carried off an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for AuSable Valley.
The team relied heavily on Raven Sessoms, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anna Bailey, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Saranac's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. As for AuSable Valley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Saranac came out on top in a nail-biter against AuSable Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Will Saranac repeat their success, or does AuSable Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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