Baseball Preview: Williamsville North Spartans vs. Hamburg Bulldogs
The Williamsville North Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Hamburg Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Williamsville North's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against West Seneca West as Williamsville North made off with a 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Williamsville North.
Not much got past Ben Quagliana, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep West Seneca West off the board. Quagliana has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dylan Custodi, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jadon Wanat, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hamburg scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Williamsville South 15-7. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Williamsville North pushed their record up to 6-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hamburg, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Williamsville North suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Hamburg when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Williamsville North, Nolan Smith (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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