Baseball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Owego Free Academy

River Hawks

Previous Games

04/30/25 vs Chenango Forks	12-1
04/29/25 @ Chenango Forks	9-1
04/24/25 vs Chenango Valley	11-0
04/23/25 @ Chenango Valley	5-1
04/21/25 vs Chenango Valley	11-2
+ 2 more games

Owego Free Academy came tearing into Wednesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Chenango Forks Blue Devils with a sharp 12-1 win. The River Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by eight runs or more this season.

Elijah Lewis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Conlan Taylor, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Another player making a difference was Evan English, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Owego Free Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .514 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Owego Free Academy pushed their record up to 9-2-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Chenango Forks, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Owego Free Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Blue Devils: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.