Ellicottville is 0-10 against Portville since April of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Eagles will face off against the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Ellicottville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Ellicottville made easy work of Hinsdale Central and carried off a 15-4 victory.
AJ Myers made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Myers was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Rylan Benjamin
| 04/28/25 vs Hinsdale Central | 3 |
| 05/10/25 @ Hinsdale Central | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Franklinville | 2 |
| 05/09/25 vs Cattaraugus-Little Valley | 1 |
| 05/07/25 @ Cattaraugus-Little Valley | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
In other batting news, Rylan Benjamin was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Ellicottville is 2-1 when Benjamin posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Merek Peters, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Ellicottville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers back in April. Portville came out on top in a nail-biter against Gowanda, sneaking past 7-5. Seven seems to be a good number for Portville as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ellicottville's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Portville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Ellicottville might still be hurting after the 20-0 defeat they got from Portville when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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