Baseball Preview: Orchard Park Quakers vs. Williamsville North Spartans
The Orchard Park Quakers will head out on the road to take on the Williamsville North Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Orchard Park will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
Orchard Park's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Iroquois' usually-dominant pitching crew. Orchard Park came out on top against Iroquois by a score of 10-5. That's two games straight that Orchard Park has won by exactly five runs.
Brody Monaco was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Monaco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Monaco was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other pitching news, Tony Cieslak looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Sam Storm was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Zachary Huber was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Williamsville North entered their game against St. Francis on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Williamsville North fell just short of St. Francis by a score of 6-5. It was the first time this season that Williamsville North let down their fans at home.
Williamsville North also got a good showing from Andrew Krolczyk, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jadon Wanat and Luke Scudder stepped up to the plate in a big way. Wanat scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Scudder scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Welgoss, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Orchard Park's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Williamsville North, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-6-1.
Williamsville North's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Orchard Park has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .442. It's a different story for Williamsville North, though, as they've only averaged .344. Will they be able to contain Orchard Park's hitters?
Orchard Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Williamsville North in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-6. Will Orchard Park repeat their success, or does Williamsville North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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