The Depew Wildcats will be playing at home against the Dunkirk Marauders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Depew stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Olean 15-7.
Tony Weber made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Weber was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tyler Pagano and Justin Refermat did most of the damage at the plate: Pagano scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Refermat scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Pagano is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last 14 games he's played. Jacob Scibetta was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Dunkirk rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Redhawks by a score of 10-5. Ten seems to be a good number for Dunkirk as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Paul Trippy, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Anthony Piede, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Depew is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which somehow isn't as good as their 16-4-1 record this season. As for Dunkirk, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Depew has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Dunkirk struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Depew skirted past Dunkirk 2-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Depew have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dunkirk turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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