The Telstar Rebels are taking a road trip to square off against the Sacopee Valley Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Telstar's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Sacopee Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Telstar is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Richmond just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 8-2 to the Bobcats.
Ai Ballou made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Mowery, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Sacopee Valley nor Waynflete made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Hawks fell just short of the Flyers by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by just one run.
Isiah Nielsen was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Sacopee Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for Telstar, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3-1.
Sacopee Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Telstar hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Sacopee Valley, though, as they've only averaged .244. Will they be able to contain Telstar's hitters?
Telstar couldn't quite finish off Sacopee Valley in their previous meeting back in April and fell 8-6. Can the Rebels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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