The Whitesboro Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the New Hartford Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Whitesboro 3.7, New Hartford 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Whitesboro had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Central Valley Academy on Wednesday. The Warriors' pitchers stepped up to hand the Thunder a 7-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, New Hartford hadn't done well against Proctor recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Spartans won by a run and slipped past the Raiders 2-1.
Whitesboro is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for New Hartford, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Whitesboro skirted past New Hartford 4-3 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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