The Orchard Park Quakers will square off against the Sweet Home Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Orchard Park's favor as the squad sits on 16 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Sweet Home has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Orchard Park's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Seneca West with a sharp 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Quakers, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Ava Farina's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, Ella Hernandez was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Babich, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Sweet Home came up short against Williamsville South on Tuesday and fell 5-1.
Orchard Park's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Sweet Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Orchard Park took their victory against Sweet Home in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1 score. Do the Quakers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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