Ichabod Crane is 9-0 against Schalmont since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ichabod Crane Riders will head out on the road to challenge the Schalmont Sabres at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ichabod Crane comes in on 23 and Schalmont on four.
Ichabod Crane stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Cohoes with a sharp 10-4 win. That's two games straight that Ichabod Crane has won by exactly six runs.
Ava Heffner was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Konkle, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Schalmont's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.46 runs allowed on Thursday. Everything went Schalmont's way against Duanesburg as Schalmont made off with a 17-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Schalmont, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ichabod Crane's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. As for Schalmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Everything went Ichabod Crane's way against Schalmont when the teams last played last Thursday as Ichabod Crane made off with a 13-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ichabod Crane since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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