Shaker and Niskayuna are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Shaker Bison will head out on the road to take on the Niskayuna Silver Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Shaker will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run they dealt Christian Brothers Academy on Wednesday. Shaker was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Christian Brothers Academy. Winning may never get old, but Shaker sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Tommy Case was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Case has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Case was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Red Maron, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tye Mariano, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Niskayuna scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Troy 15-5. That's two games straight that Niskayuna has won by exactly ten runs.
Shaker is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Niskayuna, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Shaker couldn't quite finish off Niskayuna in their previous meeting back in April and fell 5-3. Can Shaker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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