Dansville is 2-7 against Newark since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dansville Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Newark Reds at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Dansville will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Keshequa on Monday. Dansville narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Keshequa 11-9.
Reid Martin was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Mark Sick was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Newark had just enough and edged Geneva out 6-5 on Friday.
Cody Forjone made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Forjone has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Forjone was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Devin Littlefield, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zach Casterlin, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Dansville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Newark, their win bumped their record up to 3-8.
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