Beekmantown is 8-0 against Moriah since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Beekmantown Eagles will be playing at home against the Moriah Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Beekmantown is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Saranac on Friday. They fell 6-2 to the Spartans.
Beekmantown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Steven Bronson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Parker Broughton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Moriah had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Lake Placid on Monday.
Jacob Mascarenas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Boden Valentine, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Beekmantown now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Moriah, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Moriah's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Beekmantown has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Moriah, though, as they've been averaging 9.5. Given Beekmantown's sizable advantage in that area, Moriah will need to find a way to close that gap.
Beekmantown took their victory against Moriah in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. Will Beekmantown repeat their success, or does Moriah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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