For the second straight game, Cattaraugus-Little Valley will face off against Randolph. The Timberwolves will welcome the Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cattaraugus-Little Valley has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 23.
Cattaraugus-Little Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Randolph on Monday, falling 21-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Randolph's part, Allen Root was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Root a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Connor Braley was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Randolph is 2-1 when Braley posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kevin McElwain, who went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases and two runs.
Randolph kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.
Randolph's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-7. As for Cattaraugus-Little Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
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