Cassadaga Valley is 1-9 against Maple Grove since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Cassadaga Valley Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Maple Grove Red Dragons at 11:00 a.m.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Cassadaga Valley's offense. They suffered a rough 12-0 loss at the hands of PikeView on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Maple Grove got the win against Randolph on Tuesday by a conclusive 14-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Maple Grove.
Camden Lombardo was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Lombardo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sean Verbosky was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Cassadaga Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Maple Grove, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cassadaga Valley came up short against Maple Grove in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Cassadaga Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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