Galway had lost four straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 6-7 to make it five. They fell just short of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Golden Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
As for Berne-Knox-Westerlo, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-9-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
For Berne-Knox-Westerlo's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Stevens, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Stevens has become a key player for the Bulldogs: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-9-1 otherwise.
Galway and Berne-Knox-Westerlo could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Golden Eagles will challenge Canajoharie at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (447 vs. 221). Meanwhile, Berne-Knox-Westerlo (ranked 517th) will meet Duanesburg (ranked 232nd) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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