Tamarac is 8-2 against Waterford-Halfmoon since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tamarac Bengals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Waterford-Halfmoon Fordians at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Tuesday, Tamarac fell victim to a rough 13-1 loss at the hands of Saratoga Central Catholic. Tamarac has struggled against Saratoga Central Catholic recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Tamarac saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Blakesley, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Waterford-Halfmoon didn't have quite enough to beat Hoosick Falls on Tuesday and fell 3-2. Waterford-Halfmoon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Gilbert was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Gilbert was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Tristan Carutasu made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Tamarac's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Waterford-Halfmoon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything went Tamarac's way against Waterford-Halfmoon when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Tamarac made off with a 9-3 victory. Does Tamarac have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waterford-Halfmoon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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