Baseball Preview: Waverly Wolverines vs. Owego Free Academy River Hawks
The Waverly Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the Owego Free Academy River Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Waverly is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Montoursville just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 9-3 to the Warriors. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Waverly has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Owego Free Academy came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Blue Devils.
Mason Grippen looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Conlan Taylor was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Lewis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Waverly's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-1. As for Owego Free Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Waverly came out on top in a nail-biter against Owego Free Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2019, sneaking past 8-6. Will Waverly repeat their success, or does Owego Free Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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