The Kenmore East Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Royalton-Hartland Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kenmore East: 3.1, Royalton-Hartland: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Kenmore East didn't have quite enough to beat Cheektowaga and fell 3-2. Kenmore East has struggled against Cheektowaga recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Royalton-Hartland scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Barker as Royalton-Hartland made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering Royalton-Hartland has won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Heideman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Heideman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jake Gould, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Evan Poeller was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Kenmore East's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Royalton-Hartland, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season.
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