Baseball Preview: Schenevus Central Dragons vs. Afton Knights
Schenevus Central is 0-3 against Afton since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Schenevus Central Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Afton Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Schenevus Central is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 13-8 to Morris Central/Edmeston Central.
Meanwhile, Afton unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Deposit-Hancock by a score of 6-5.
Matt Carman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Carter Burns was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Schenevus Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Afton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-3.
Schenevus Central might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Afton in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Afton's Justin Reeve, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Schenevus Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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