Baseball Recap: Oakfield-Alabama Hornets vs. Attica Blue Devils
Oakfield-Alabama put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Attica Blue Devils as the Oakfield-Alabama Hornets made off with a 15-6 victory. That's more bragging rights for Oakfield-Alabama, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
David Schnaufer made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Schnaufer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schnaufer was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brenden Wescott, who scored five runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack Cianfrini, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Attica's side, Jim Stockweather was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Case Hill was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Oakfield-Alabama's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Attica, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.
Oakfield-Alabama will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Notre Dame at 11:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Oakfield-Alabama: 3.7, Notre Dame: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Attica, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Byron-Bergen at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Attica is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
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