Baseball Game Preview: Solvay Bearcats vs. Mexico Tigers

The Solvay Bearcats will venture away from home to face off against the Mexico Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Solvay will be strutting in after a victory while Mexico will be coming in after a defeat.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Solvay and Marcellus meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Bearcats were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Mustangs. Considering the Bearcats have won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mexico's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chittenango on Tuesday. The game marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.

Mexico saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sir Saxon Javier Amore LaFleur, who went 1-for-2 with one double.

Solvay has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mexico, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.

Solvay couldn't quite get it done against Mexico in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Can the Bearcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.