The Oneida Express will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Chittenango Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Oneida is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of Camden.
Meanwhile, Chittenango beat Canastota 8-4 on Monday. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Red Raiders recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Andrew Valente made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Valente was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Mason Corlis was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Oneida's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Chittenango, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Oneida might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Chittenango in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Express avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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