Baseball Game Preview: Weedsport Wolverines vs. Central Rebels

The Weedsport Wolverines will venture away from home to face off against the Central Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Weedsport is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.

Weedsport will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Lafayette on Monday. The Wolverines were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Lancers. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wolverines as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Micheal LoMascolo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. LoMascolo was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

Nico Giacolone

Runs Batted In

04/30/25 @ Pulaski	7
05/19/25 vs Lafayette	4
04/22/25 @ Jordan-Elbridge	3
05/14/25 vs Jordan-Elbridge	1
05/05/25 @ Tully	1
+ 2 more games

In other batting news, Nico Giacolone was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI. Weedsport is 2-1 when Giacolone posts three or more RBI, but 5-6 otherwise. Hayden Sevigny also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Weedsport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

Central let Port Byron stack five runs on them in the fifth inning on Monday but luckily Central prevailed anyway. The Rebels skirted past the Panthers 9-8. While the Rebels didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

The win made it two in a row for Central and bumps their season record up to 6-1. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Weedsport, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.