After two games on the road, Saratoga Springs is heading back home. They will take on the Christian Brothers Academy Brothers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Saratoga Springs can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Shaker. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Saratoga Springs considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Jon Panarese made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Panarese was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other pitching news, Rick Rossi looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Macklan Harris was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Patrick McKinley, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers Academy entered their tilt with Shaker with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Bison on Monday. That's two games straight that Christian Brothers Academy has won by exactly four runs.
Saratoga Springs' win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Christian Brothers Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Saratoga Springs' way against Christian Brothers Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Saratoga Springs made off with a 6-0 win. Will Saratoga Springs repeat their success, or does Christian Brothers Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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