The Nichols Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Medina Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Nichols is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since April 16, 2024 on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Gowanda 6-4.
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Ross Yoshida made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Yoshida was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trenton Ruffolo, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Reed Coene, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Medina took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Alden 2-1.
Medina saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Woodworth, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
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