Mendon hasn't had much luck against Sutherland recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Knights at 12:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mendon comes in on five and Sutherland on three.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Mendon nor Batavia made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Vikings blew past the Blue Devils 7-1. Considering the Vikings have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ethan Postle
| 05/09/25 @ Batavia | 11 |
| 04/07/25 vs Greece Athena | 8 |
| 05/03/25 vs Sutherland | 7 |
| 04/26/25 vs East | 6 |
| 04/16/25 vs High Point Christian Academy | 2 |
Ethan Postle tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Mendon let Colden Forney and Reece Totedo run wild. Forney went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Totedo went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Totedo has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Noah Sansone, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, while Sutherland put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Greece Arcadia. The Knights came out on top against the Titans by a score of 3-0.
Mendon's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sutherland, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Mendon came out on top in a nail-biter against Sutherland in their previous meeting on Saturday, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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