The Tamarac Bengals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rensselaer Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rensselaer took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Tamarac, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Tamarac finally turned things around against Hoosic Valley on Saturday. Tamarac skirted past Hoosic Valley 4-3.
Jacob Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Nicky Desso was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rensselaer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 14-8 to Watervliet.
Ronald LaCoy and Jack Melchior did some serious damage despite the final result: LaCoy scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Melchior scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Tamarac's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Rensselaer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tamarac has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rensselaer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Tamarac's way against Rensselaer in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Tamarac made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Tamarac have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rensselaer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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