The Chautauqua Lake Eagles will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Gowanda Panthers, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Chautauqua Lake: 2.6, Gowanda: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Chautauqua Lake stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let Cattaraugus-Little Valley onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Cayzlee Johnson's shutout, as she gave up just one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Chautauqua Lake got a big performance out of Jillian Miller, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Karagan Fairbank, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Gowanda narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Randolph 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gowanda.
Addison Kota made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Kota was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Kota wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ella Luther, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Chautauqua Lake's victory bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Gowanda, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Chautauqua Lake has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Gowanda struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Chautauqua Lake came up short against Gowanda in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Chautauqua Lake, Jada Geiger (who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3) 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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