Albany has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Taconic Hills Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Albany will head into Monday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Monday. They lost 10-4 to Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk.
Meanwhile, Taconic Hills came tearing into Wednesday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Mustangs. That's two games straight that Taconic Hills has won by exactly five runs.
Zach Rowe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Rowe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rowe was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Francis Conners-Schmid, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Tristan Super was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Albany's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Taconic Hills, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
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