Baseball Recap: East Aurora's Run of Three Straight Victories Now Over

Blue Devils

Previous 5 Games

05/20/25 @ Alden	3-8
05/19/25 @ Cleveland Hill	15-1
05/14/25 vs Eden	7-6
05/13/25 vs Cleveland Hill	11-1
05/12/25 @ Eden	3-5

East Aurora dropped their record down to 8-7 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alden Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-4 two weeks ago.

East Aurora saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Wright, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one double. Another was Tristan Barron, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

As for Alden, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.

On Alden's side, Mason Urso looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Urso has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kurek, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Peresan, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

East Aurora wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 12-10 loss against Royalton-Hartland on the 24th. As for Alden, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-8 win against Griffith Institute on the 24th.