Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Duanesburg

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 vs Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons	16
04/23/25 @ Galway	16
05/14/25 @ Canajoharie	14
04/28/25 vs Mekeel Christian Academy	14
04/25/25 vs Mayfield	11

Duanesburg barely beat Canajoharie the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 16-2 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Daniel Menzies made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Evan Williams was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Quinn Walsh also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Duanesburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canajoharie only posted an OBP of .259.

The victory (which was Duanesburg's fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Canajoharie, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.

Duanesburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Canajoharie, they will be playing at home against Galway at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.