The Fillmore Eagles will challenge the Oriskany Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fillmore sitting on eight straight wins and Oriskany on 16.
Fillmore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Franklinville 4-3. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Fillmore saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Boon, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Oriskany earned an 8-3 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday.
Eddie Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Nick Hays and Matthew Kernan did most of the damage at the plate: Hays went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and one run, while Kernan went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Kernan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Fillmore pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Oriskany, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
Both Fillmore and Oriskany just can't seem to miss. The Eagles have been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. However, it's not like Oriskany struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 2.9 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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