The Depew Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Lancaster Legends at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Depew is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Depew couldn't beat Nichols on Friday even though they stacked six runs on them in the sixth inning. The Wildcats fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 9-8. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost three in a row.
Jeff Nawojski and Dylan Mercado stepped up to the plate in a big way. Nawojski got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Mercado went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Macklin McGill also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Lancaster came up short against Iroquois on Friday and fell 9-5. The Legends have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Depew's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Lancaster, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Depew came out on top in a nail-biter against Lancaster in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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