The Landon Bears will be playing at home against the St. Albans Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Landon is returning to their home field after beating St. Albans on theirs, despite the fact St. Albans has dominated at home this season. Landon skirted past St. Albans 2-1.
Sam Rosand tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Burstein, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Ben Pollack was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Landon's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for St. Albans, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Landon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Albans struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. 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 match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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