Sodus is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Waterloo is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Spartans will host the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sodus' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Marion with a sharp 12-0 win. Considering the Spartans have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Sodus got a massive performance out of Austin Cincinello, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. That's the most RBI Cincinello has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Evan Laird, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waterloo). They blew past Geneva 10-2 on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the Tigers' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Waterloo is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Sodus, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
Sodus skirted past Waterloo 8-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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