The Sodus Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bloomfield Bombers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sodus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
Sodus can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Clyde-Savannah a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sodus considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Austin Cincinello was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Cincinello was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gauge Johnson was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Evan Laird, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield didn't have quite enough to beat Greece Arcadia on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Bloomfield has scored all season.
Bloomfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan McLaughlin, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. McLaughlin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Sodus' victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Bloomfield, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Sodus has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Bloomfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Sodus skirted past Bloomfield 4-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bloomfield's Gabriel Ward, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Sodus to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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