The Clinton-Massie Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Clinton-Massie will head into Saturday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They lost 15-5 to Fairfield.
Meanwhile, Batavia came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Broncos. That's two games straight that Batavia has won by exactly four runs.
Brayden Schmittou spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mason Patrick was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Max Mehlman was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Clinton-Massie's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for Batavia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Clinton-Massie might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Batavia in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Batavia's Derek Richardson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Clinton-Massie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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