Southwestern is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will head out on the road to challenge the Dunkirk Marauders at 5:00 p.m.
Southwestern is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 21 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Allegany-Limestone on Saturday. They fell 5-2 to the Gators.
Southwestern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wilson Genareo, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Those stolen bases marked the first that Genareo has snagged this season. Another was Oscar Harris, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Dunkirk made easy work of Salamanca on Monday and carried off a 12-2 victory. The Marauders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Anthony Cosme was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only two earned runs while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Greg Orcutt, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Gabe Valentine was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Dunkirk and bumps their season record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Southwestern suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Dunkirk in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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