The Bangor Slaters will head out on the road to square off against the Wilson Area Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bangor can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They blew past Palisades 12-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bangor.
Bangor got a great performance from Jacob Labarre as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Labarre has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kurt Snyder was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Campbell, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wilson Area entered their tilt with Pen Argyl with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Green Knights on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Briar Breckon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bangor now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Wilson Area, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Everything went Bangor's way against Wilson Area in their previous matchup back in March as Bangor made off with an 11-1 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wilson Area's Shaun Danielson, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bangor still be able to contain Danielson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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