The Spencerport Rangers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Batavia Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spencerport is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Greece Arcadia (and have done all season long). Spencerport beat Greece Arcadia on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Spencerport.
Braxton Mann looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Frank Grad IV, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Lorenzo Tantalo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Batavia narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Honeoye Falls-Lima 4-3. That's two games straight that Batavia has won by just one run.
Batavia also got a great performance from Brady Mazur as he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Batavia saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Grazioplene, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Spencerport's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Batavia, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Batavia's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Spencerport hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .357. It's a different story for Batavia, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Spencerport's hitters?
Spencerport skirted past Batavia 7-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Spencerport repeat their success, or does Batavia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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