The Starpoint Spartans will take on the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Starpoint 4.1, North Tonawanda 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Tonawanda will be up against a hot Starpoint squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Hamburg on Thursday.
Emma Schwabe and Paige Bull did most of the damage at the plate: Schwabe went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Bull went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Bull has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Remillard, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, North Tonawanda was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Kenmore West by a score of 4-2. Lumberjacks fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Blue Devils since on Thursday.
North Tonawanda has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-3 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Starpoint, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
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