The Mechanicville Red Raiders will face off against the Shaker Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shaker will be up against a hot Mechanicville squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Red Raiders' pitchers stepped up to hand Stillwater a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Red Raiders have won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Shaker made easy work of Columbia on Wednesday and carried off a 9-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bison.
Tom Case was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
In other pitching news, Joey Gecewicz looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
Case wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was PJ Strand, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Frank Conroy also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Shaker's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Mechanicville, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
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