The Kane Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Port Allegany Gators at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kane is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Port Allegany is hoping to do on Saturday what Johnsonburg couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Kane's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Kane skirted past Johnsonburg 10-8.
Kane Sharba and Dane Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Sharba scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Anderson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaya Miller, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Port Allegany came up short against Bradford on Thursday and fell 4-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Port Allegany has scored all season.
Port Allegany saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Wilfong, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Port Allegany didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bradford only tossed six.
Kane's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Port Allegany, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-3.
Kane came up short against Port Allegany in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 10-6. Thankfully for Kane, Drew Evens (who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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