The Saranac Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chazy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Saranac narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Northeastern Clinton 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Saranac.
Landon Giroux was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Zack Lucia was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Chazy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Griffins with a sharp 13-2 victory. Considering Chazy has won three matchups by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jake Poirier made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Poirier was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Novak Jarus, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ryan Demers, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Saranac's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Chazy, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Saranac has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chazy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Saranac's way against Chazy when the teams last played back in April of 2015 as Saranac made off with a 21-0 win. Does Saranac have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chazy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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