The Williamsville North Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Aquinas Institute Little Irish at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Williamsville North: 2.9, Aquinas Institute: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Williamsville North is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over Lancaster on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Williamsville North.
Williamsville North let Ben Hansen and Sam Welgoss loose on the outfield. Hansen scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Welgoss scored a run while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jadon Wanat, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Aquinas Institute put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Northstar Christian Academy with a sharp 8-2 win. Eight seems to be a good number for Aquinas Institute as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Williamsville North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. As for Aquinas Institute, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-4.
Williamsville North couldn't quite finish off Aquinas Institute in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Williamsville North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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