Baseball Preview: Niskayuna Silver Warriors vs. Shaker Bison
Niskayuna and Shaker are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Niskayuna Silver Warriors will be playing at home against the Shaker Bison at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Niskayuna will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Niskayuna is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Troy on Tuesday as Niskayuna made off with a 15-5 win. That's two games straight that Niskayuna has won by exactly ten runs.
Shaker aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Wednesday extended their overall winning streak to three. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Christian Brothers Academy.
Tommy Case was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Case has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Case was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Red Maron, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Tye Mariano was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Niskayuna has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Shaker, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Niskayuna skirted past Shaker 5-3 when the teams last played back in April. Will Niskayuna repeat their success, or does Shaker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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