Marcellus had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 4-15 to make it five. They came up short against the Chittenango Bears, falling 14-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 back in April.
As for Chittenango, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-9. That looming 14-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for them yet this season.
For Chittenango's part, Reagan Poland looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. The Bears are 2-1 when Poland allows one or fewer earned runs, but 7-8 otherwise.
At the plate, Chittenango let AJ Valente and Maddox Shantel run wild. Valente went 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Shantel went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Valente is becoming a predictor of Chittenango's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Thomas, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
As of now, neither Marcellus nor Chittenango have any future games scheduled.
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