The Hornell Red Raiders will face off against the Geneseo Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hornell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Wayland-Cohocton hit Hornell with a five-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Raiders took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Red Raiders haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Cody Cardamone
| 04/24/26 vs Letchworth | 3 |
| 04/15/26 @ Campbell-Savona | 3 |
| 04/30/26 vs Wayland-Cohocton | 2 |
| 04/27/26 vs Warsaw | 2 |
| 04/13/26 @ Mount Morris | 2 |
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Hornell saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Cardamone, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Cardamone is becoming a predictor of the Red Raiders' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Brody Flaitz also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Le Roy hit Geneseo with a four-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Devils lost 12-5 to the Oatkan Knights.
Oren Ray made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Granger, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Hornell now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Geneseo, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Hornell has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Geneseo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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