Baseball Preview: Shaker Bison vs. Proctor Raiders
The Shaker Bison will head out on the road to challenge the Proctor Raiders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shaker will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Shaker will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by six) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Niskayuna and snuck past 8-6.
Pierson Davis looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on PJ Strand, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Akley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Proctor's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rome Free Academy.
Shaker has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Proctor, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Shaker couldn't quite finish off Proctor when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Shaker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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