Cattaraugus-Little Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Ellicottville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ellicottville Eagles by a score of 8-7. Cattaraugus-Little Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nate Wolf was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Wolf has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wolf was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Camden Young was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. D.J. Szata was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Like Cattaraugus-Little Valley, Ellicottville also got a great game from a two-way player: Cameron Mendell. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Mendell was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Cattaraugus-Little Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Ellicottville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cattaraugus-Little Valley will square off against Silver Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Ellicottville, they will head out on the road to challenge Randolph at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Ellicottville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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