The Silver Creek Black Knights will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Cattaraugus-Little Valley Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Silver Creek lost 16-4 to Ellicottville back in April.
Meanwhile, Cattaraugus-Little Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Ellicottville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 8-7. Cattaraugus-Little Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nate Wolf was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Wolf has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wolf was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Camden Young was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was D.J. Szata, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Silver Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Cattaraugus-Little Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Silver Creek skirted past Cattaraugus-Little Valley 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2016. Does Silver Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cattaraugus-Little Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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