The Scio Central/Friendship Golden Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play Deposit-Hancock at 12:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Scio Central/Friendship: 0.8, Deposit-Hancock: 1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Scio Central/Friendship is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ellicottville a 2-0 shutout. Scio Central/Friendship's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four contests.
Meanwhile, Deposit-Hancock came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Lions.
The result came thanks to Addison Makowski's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 18 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Olivia Johnston, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Amanda Ray, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Scio Central/Friendship's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Deposit-Hancock, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Scio Central/Friendship couldn't quite finish off Deposit-Hancock in their previous matchup back in June of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Scio Central/Friendship, Kaitlyn Macumber (who struck out 18 batters over 13 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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