The Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Lansingburgh Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Cobleskill-Richmondville nor Lansingburgh posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Cobleskill-Richmondville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Voorheesville on Monday. They fell just short of the Blackbirds by a score of 1-0.
Cobleskill-Richmondville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aliza Sperbeck, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Lansingburgh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk by a score of 4-2.
Guiliana Patregnani was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Patregnani was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Lansingburgh hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cobleskill-Richmondville's record now sits at 7-7. As for Lansingburgh, their record is now 4-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cobleskill-Richmondville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lansingburgh struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cobleskill-Richmondville came out on top in a nail-biter against Lansingburgh when the teams last played on Thursday, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Patregnani, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cobleskill-Richmondville still be able to contain Patregnani? There's only one way to find out.
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