After five games on the road, Sherburne-Earlville is heading back home. They will take on the Canastota Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sherburne-Earlville is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Clinton with a sharp 23-1 win on Tuesday. Sherburne-Earlville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Haleigh Fisher made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Fisher has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Fisher was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sherburne-Earlville got a massive performance out of Emily Lawrence, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a double. Chesnee Miller was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Canastota sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Clinton on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Canastota.
Sherburne-Earlville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-1 record this season. As for Canastota, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9.
Sherburne-Earlville was able to grind out a solid victory over Canastota when the teams last played back in April, winning 5-2. Does Sherburne-Earlville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canastota turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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