The Roosevelt Presidents will be playing at home against the Spackenkill Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Roosevelt is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Roosevelt will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run they dealt Pine Plains on Monday. Roosevelt blew past Pine Plains 8-2. That looming 8-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Roosevelt yet this season.
Braydon VanDeWater was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. John Theysohn was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Spackenkill came up short against Saugerties on Tuesday and fell 10-7. Spackenkill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dan Collins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Updike, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Roosevelt is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Spackenkill, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Roosevelt has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spackenkill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Roosevelt couldn't quite finish off Spackenkill when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Roosevelt, Andrew Speranza (who struck out 16 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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