Baseball Game Preview: Stillwater Warriors vs. Mechanicville Red Raiders

By Team Reports May 11, 2025, 10:49pm

Baseball Preview: Stillwater Warriors vs. Mechanicville Red Raiders

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The Stillwater Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Mechanicville Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Stillwater will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

On Wednesday, Stillwater made easy work of Waterford-Halfmoon and carried off a 9-2 win.

Avery Murray made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Stillwater's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is 3-1 (and 2-8 when he doesn't). Murray was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Colden McDonagh

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05/07/25 @ Waterford-Halfmoon4
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04/21/25 @ Greenwich3
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colden McDonagh, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Stillwater is 2-1 when McDonagh posts three or more hits, but 3-8 otherwise. Kaden Burdo was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Mechanicville posted their closest victory since April 7th on Saturday. They skirted past Beekmantown 6-4.

Stillwater pushed their record up to 5-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mechanicville, their record is now 10-5.

Stillwater might still be hurting after the 27-7 defeat they got from Mechanicville when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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