Baseball Recap: Orchard Park extends home winning streak to six

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 5:54am

Baseball Recap: Orchard Park Quakers vs. Iroquois Redhawks

Orchard Park entered their tilt with Iroquois with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They came out on top against the Iroquois Redhawks by a score of 10-5 on Monday. 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 looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Monaco has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Monaco was also stellar in the batter's box, 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. Rhys Arnold was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

Orchard Park pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Iroquois, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

Orchard Park will head out on the road to face off against Williamsville North at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Iroquois, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Maryvale at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maryvale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.

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