The Batavia Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Mendon Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Batavia lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Aquinas Institute, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's contest. The Blue Devils blew past the Little Irish 20-8 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Mendon entered their tilt with Canandaigua Academy last Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Braves with a sharp 10-1 win. Considering the Vikings have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Mendon got a great performance from Ethan Postle as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Postle has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Samuel Harrigan, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Sansone, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Mendon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Mendon's record now sits at 14-6. As for Batavia, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-10.
Batavia might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Mendon when the teams last played on May 9th. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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