Williamsville North is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Francis is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Williamsville North Spartans will take on the St. Francis Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Williamsville North's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so St. Francis' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Williamsville North is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Aquinas Institute on Saturday. They fell just short of the Little Irish by a score of 3-1.
Nick Cutrona was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Williamsville North saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadon Wanat, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, St. Francis was able to grind out a solid win over Nichols on Saturday, taking the game 10-6.
Anthony Venditti made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Venditti was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Luke Rybczynski was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jack Homer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Williamsville North's loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1. As for St. Francis, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Williamsville North came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Francis when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 6-4. Will Williamsville North repeat their success, or does St. Francis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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