The Waterford Lancers will challenge the Joel Barlow Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Waterford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Wolcott with a sharp 12-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their two-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, while Joel Barlow put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Norwich RVT. The Falcons blew past the Warriors 16-0.
Joel Barlow got a great performance from Eli Kress as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Quinn Kirik was a standout: he got on base in all six of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Drew Gutowski was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Waterford has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Joel Barlow, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Waterford came out on top in a nail-biter against Joel Barlow in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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