The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Middleburgh, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Knights by a score of 5-3 on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the Bulldogs' sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Ryan Heath
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Ryan Heath was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Heath was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Berne-Knox-Westerlo is 2-1 when Heath posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-6-1 otherwise.
Heath wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Merrick Damin, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 10-2 to Cobleskill-Richmondville.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo's record now sits at 4-7-1. As for Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville, their record is now 0-4.
Everything went Berne-Knox-Westerlo's way against Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Berne-Knox-Westerlo made off with a 7-1 win. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Wolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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