The Wayland-Cohocton Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dansville Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Wayland-Cohocton took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Canisteo-Greenwood.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Dansville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Attica a 17-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Dansville sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Reid Martin and Mark Sick did most of the damage at the plate: Martin scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while Sick went 1-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Martin is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Geiger, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Wayland-Cohocton has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Dansville, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Wayland-Cohocton skirted past Dansville 7-5 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dansville's Zaiden VanDurme-Blackmon, who pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wayland-Cohocton still be able to contain VanDurme-Blackmon? There's only one way to find out.
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