Baseball Recap: Gananda Central extends home winning streak to six

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 5:04pm

Baseball Recap: Gananda Central Blue Panthers vs. Lyons Lions

Gananda Central entered their tilt with Lyons with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Lyons Lions on Wednesday as they made off with a 14-4 victory. Gananda Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by eight runs or more this season.

Brady Wadsworth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Wadsworth was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.

In other batting news, Maddox Stoughton was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Owen Switzer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Gananda Central's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Lyons, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.

Gananda Central will head out on the road to challenge North Rose-Wolcott at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Gananda Central: 3.3, North Rose-Wolcott: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lyons, they will be playing at home against Sodus at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sodus' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Lyons' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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