The Ticonderoga Sentinels will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Plattsburgh Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ticonderoga took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Peru.
Meanwhile, Plattsburgh can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 19-11 margin over Peru.
Nate Baker was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Braeden Calkins was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and a double.
Ticonderoga's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Plattsburgh, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Ticonderoga came up short against Plattsburgh in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Calkins, who struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Now that Ticonderoga knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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