The Griffith Institute Griffins will face off against the Frewsburg Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Griffith Institute: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Frewsburg has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
On Wednesday, Griffith Institute didn't have quite enough to beat Olean and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Frewsburg got the win against Maple Grove on Friday by a conclusive 16-3. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by ten runs or more this season.
Mason Eckman made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Eckman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Frewsburg's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 9-0-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Chase Haglund was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had over his last ten games. Maddox Sheesley was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Frewsburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in six consecutive matches.
Frewsburg is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Griffith Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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