The Canastota Red Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Sherburne-Earlville Marauders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Canastota sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Clinton. The win made it back-to-back victories for Canastota.
Meanwhile, Sherburne-Earlville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 23-1 margin over Clinton. Sherburne-Earlville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Haleigh Fisher made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Fisher has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Fisher was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sherburne-Earlville got a massive performance out of Emily Lawrence, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Chesnee Miller, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Canastota has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Sherburne-Earlville, their record is now 9-1-1.
Canastota came up short against Sherburne-Earlville when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fisher, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Canastota knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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