Baseball Recap: Wayland-Cohocton Eagles vs. Hornell Red Raiders
Wayland-Cohocton entered their tilt with Hornell with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Hornell Red Raiders out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Wayland-Cohocton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew Clark spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Markus Brehm, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played.
Wayland-Cohocton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Hornell, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wayland-Cohocton will take on Livonia at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wayland-Cohocton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Hornell, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Haverling at 4:30 p.m. Haverling's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Hornell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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