The Oneonta Yellowjackets will take on the Putnam Valley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Oneonta comes in on five and Putnam Valley on eight.
Oneonta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Medina by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Putnam Valley took on Solvay on Saturday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Bearcats. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Dominic Benedetto tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jay Constantino and James Sanford did most of the damage at the plate: Constantino went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Sanford went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave Constantino a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Pierre, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Putnam Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Oneonta's record now sits at 22-3. As for Putnam Valley, their record is now 20-4.
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