For the second straight game, Hoosic Valley will face off against Saratoga Central Catholic. The Hawks will venture away from home to take on the Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hoosic Valley has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sunday just wasn't the day for Hoosic Valley's offense. They lost 27-0 to Saratoga Central Catholic on Sunday. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Saints: they've now lost five in a row.
For Saratoga Central Catholic's part, Pierce Byrne made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Byrne has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-6 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Saratoga Central Catholic got a massive performance out of Ryan Gillis, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, five runs, and three RBI. Those five runs gave Gillis a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jason Pescetti, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
Saratoga Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .605. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win keeps Saratoga Central Catholic at an undefeated 10-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average this season. As for Hoosic Valley, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
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