The Catskill Cats will venture away from home to face off against the Germantown Clippers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Catskill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Catskill didn't have quite enough to beat Hudson and fell 4-3.
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Catskill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Cummings, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. Cummings has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Germantown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Cairo-Durham 12-11. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Clippers as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Mason Brown was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Germantown is 2-1 when Brown posts two or more runs, but 1-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brody Adickes, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Catskill's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Germantown, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-11 and their overall record up to 3-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Catskill has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Germantown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Catskill took their win against Germantown when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 12-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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