The Saranac Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Northeastern Clinton Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Saranac is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Saranac can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Chazy with a sharp 16-7 victory. Winning may never get old, but Saranac sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Brady Blair was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Blair was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Saranac got a massive performance out of Zack Lucia, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Seth Petrashune was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Northeastern Clinton had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Saranac on Wednesday. Northeastern Clinton has struggled against Saranac recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Saranac's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Northeastern Clinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Saranac skirted past Northeastern Clinton 5-4 when the teams last played on Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saranac since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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