The Victor Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Victor is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Victor will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by eight) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past West Genesee 5-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Rush-Henrietta had to settle for a 4-3 loss against McQuaid Jesuit on Friday. Rush-Henrietta has not had much luck with McQuaid Jesuit recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Caden Richards was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rush-Henrietta saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Mangone, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Victor pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rush-Henrietta, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Victor's way against Rush-Henrietta in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Victor made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Victor since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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