The East Syracuse-Minoa Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Chittenango Bears at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. East Syracuse-Minoa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Chittenango will come in with nine straight wins.
East Syracuse-Minoa fell victim to Jamesville-DeWitt and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Red Rams. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Spartans were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Chittenango got the win against Westhill on Thursday by a conclusive 9-1. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Lauren Machan made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Machan wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Danica Oppenheimer, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Chittenango pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for East Syracuse-Minoa, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
East Syracuse-Minoa might still be hurting after the 18-2 loss they got from Chittenango in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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