The Canandaigua Academy Braves will take on the Aquinas Institute Little Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Canandaigua Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mendon on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Braves couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aquinas Institute). They blew past Bishop Kearney 28-1 on Thursday. Considering the Little Irish have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Aquinas Institute pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Canandaigua Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Canandaigua Academy skirted past Aquinas Institute 6-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Little Irish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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