The Albion Purple Eagles will square off against the Newfane Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Albion will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Albion is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Wilson on Friday as they made off with a 15-5 victory. With that win, the Purple Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Drew Pritchard spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
Gavin Boyce
| 05/02/25 @ Wilson | 3 |
| 05/14/24 vs Akron | 2 |
| 04/29/24 vs Wilson | 2 |
| 04/30/25 @ Barker | 1 |
| 04/26/25 @ Newfane | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Boyce, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew Boyce, who went 4-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Albion kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.6.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Newfane's offense. They lost 9-0 to Medina on Friday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Albion's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Newfane, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Albion took their victory against Newfane when the teams last played on Saturday by a conclusive 13-1 score. Do the Purple Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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