The Plattsburgh Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gouverneur Wildcats at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Plattsburgh: 3.7, Gouverneur: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Plattsburgh earned an 8-4 victory over Northeastern Clinton. The win made it back-to-back victories for Plattsburgh.
Plattsburgh got a great performance from Alex O'Neal as he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Braeden Calkins and Marcus Griffiths did most of the damage at the plate: Calkins scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Griffiths scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Dominic DeAngelo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Gouverneur waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Flyers as they made off with a 9-2 win. Considering Gouverneur has won five matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Plattsburgh's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Gouverneur, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
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