The Ichabod Crane Riders will head out on the road to challenge the Troy Flying Horses at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ichabod Crane came out on top against Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run second inning. The Riders put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 14-2 win. That's two games straight that the Riders have won by exactly 12 runs.
Charlotte Pelizza made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and not a single walk). Pelizza was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
In other batting news, Abbey Milazzo was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Emma McGuirk also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Ichabod Crane was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Troy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mohonasen on Monday. The Flying Horses' pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 12-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Flying Horses in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.
Ichabod Crane is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Troy, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
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