The Canisius Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Frontier Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Canisius will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Canisius is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Cardinal O'Hara onto the board and left with a 14-0 win on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Canisius with their most commanding win of the season.
Joe Cheman looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Justin Ostempowski was excellent, going 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Vito Verni, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Frontier came up short against Williamsville North on Tuesday and fell 5-1.
Canisius is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Frontier, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Canisius suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Frontier when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Canisius have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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