The Massena Raiders will challenge the Peru Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Massena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Franklin Academy a 7-0 shutout. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Peru waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Eagles 9-3. The Nighthawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Donnie Mitchell made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and three runs.
Mitchell wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jake Frechette, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another was Kalib Smith, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
Massena's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Peru, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
Massena couldn't quite get it done against Peru in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 5-0. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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