Mustangs
| 05/01/25 @ Wayland-Cohocton | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Hornell | 11 |
| 04/26/25 @ Warsaw | 21 |
| 04/23/25 vs Livonia | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Caledonia-Mumford | 10 |
| + 2 more games |
The Dansville Mustangs will head out to challenge the Le Roy Oatkan Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Dansville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Dansville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Wayland-Cohocton on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Dansville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Kendall, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Le Roy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They blew past the Yellowjackets 15-7. The Oatkan Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Jake Higgins, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Jagger Smith was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run.
Le Roy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Perry only posted a batting average of .192.
Le Roy pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Dansville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Dansville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Le Roy struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Dansville suffered a grim 19-9 defeat to Le Roy in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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