The Beekmantown Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chazy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If Beekmantown beats Chazy with eight runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Beekmantown narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Moriah 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Beekmantown.
Zachary LaPier made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. LaPier was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Patrick Hagadorn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Parker Broughton, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Chazy sidestepped Boquet Valley for a 4-3 victory.
Chazy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Demers, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Beekmantown's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. As for Chazy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Beekmantown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chazy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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