Dunkirk is on a seven-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Olean a three-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 5:00 p.m.
Dunkirk managed to slip by Gowanda the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Marauders lost 12-5 to the Panthers last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Olean made sure to put some runs up on the board against Salamanca last Wednesday. The Huskies blew past the Warriors 13-1. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Emma Edwards made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Olean got a massive performance out of Riley Sudbrook, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Sudbrook a new career-high. Anna Bates was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one run, and one double.
Olean was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Olean's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Dunkirk, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Dunkirk suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Olean when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Marauders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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