The Warrensburg Burgers will square off against the Lake George Lakers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
On Monday, Warrensburg had just enough and edged out Lake Placid 21-20.
Louis Lang made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lang was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Maris Martin and Ben Holcomb did most of the damage at the plate: Martin got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Holcomb went 4-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Martin has posted since back in April. Caleb Remington was another key player, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Warrensburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .640. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lake George got the win against Argyle on Friday by a conclusive 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Lakers, who have now won five contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Warrensburg's victory bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Lake George, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Everything went Warrensburg's way against Lake George in their previous matchup back in April, as Warrensburg made off with a 19-4 win. Will the Burgers repeat their success, or do the Lakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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