Softball Game Preview: Ichabod Crane Riders vs. Voorheesville Blackbirds

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 2:32am

Softball Preview: Ichabod Crane Riders vs. Voorheesville Blackbirds

Ichabod Crane is 7-0 against Voorheesville since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Ichabod Crane Riders will head out on the road to take on the Voorheesville Blackbirds at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ichabod Crane has 12 straight victories, Voorheesville has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

In what's become a running theme this season, Ichabod Crane gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They put the hurt on Cobleskill-Richmondville with a sharp 12-0 victory.

Gabby Wendelken was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Konkle, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.

Meanwhile, Voorheesville suffered a tough 12-3 loss at the hands of Watertown last Sunday.

Ichabod Crane pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.8 runs. As for Voorheesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Ichabod Crane took their victory against Voorheesville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 18-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ichabod Crane since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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