After four games on the road, Saranac is heading back home. They will take on the Saranac Lake Red Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Saranac is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Saranac stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Plattsburgh as Saranac made off with a 9-1 victory.
Irelyn Ryan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Ryan has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Ryan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elizabeth Recore, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Layla Pellerin was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Saranac Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 23-11 to Moriah. That's two games in a row now that Saranac Lake has lost by exactly 12 runs.
Saranac pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Saranac Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Saranac's way against Saranac Lake when the teams last played back in April as Saranac made off with an 8-1 victory. Will Saranac repeat their success, or does Saranac Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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