For the second straight game, Viewpoint will face off against Crossroads. The Patriots will welcome the Roadrunners at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Viewpoint's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Crossroads' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Viewpoint didn't have quite enough to beat Crossroads and fell 2-1. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Crossroads' part, they got a great performance from Quinn Barach as he struck out six batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts Barach has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Alfred Bloomingdale and Jesse Abrams did most of the damage at the plate: Bloomingdale went 1-for-4 with one home run and one stolen base, while Abrams went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI. Those three hits gave Abrams a new career-high.
Crossroads is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Viewpoint, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
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