The Niagara Falls Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Starpoint Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Niagara Falls will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
On Friday, Niagara Falls sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over Lockport.
The team relied heavily on Anthony Savino, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Andrew Brydges was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Starpoint didn't have quite enough to beat Wilson on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
Starpoint saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Mikulski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Niagara Falls is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Starpoint, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Niagara Falls has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Starpoint struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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