The Kenmore East Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Cheektowaga Chargers at 11:00 a.m. Kenmore East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Cheektowaga's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kenmore East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Niagara Falls on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to the Wolverines. It was the first time this season that Kenmore East let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Cheektowaga can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 20-1 margin over Lackawanna. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cheektowaga.
Christopher Kibby made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Kibby was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jacob Malkowski was incredible, scoring four runs while going 3-for-5. Connor Hunt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Kenmore East's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Cheektowaga, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season.
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