Wayland-Cohocton has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Haverling Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Wayland-Cohocton has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Wayland-Cohocton beats Haverling with seven runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Wayland-Cohocton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Dansville 7-5. That's two games straight that Wayland-Cohocton has won by exactly two runs.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Loop, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Issac Mehlenbacher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Haverling was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to Watkins Glen.
Even Pendle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Dylan Wenban was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Wayland-Cohocton's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for Haverling, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wayland-Cohocton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Haverling struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wayland-Cohocton came up short against Haverling in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haverling's Eric Carney-Hendrix, who struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Wayland-Cohocton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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