The Cheektowaga Chargers will take on the West Seneca East Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Cheektowaga and five for West Seneca East dating back to last season.
Cheektowaga couldn't beat Varsity Opponent on Wednesday even though they stacked eight runs on them in the fifth inning. The Chargers fell 16-12 to Varsity Opponent. On the bright side, the 12- run performance marked the Chargers' highest-scoring contest to date.
Jacob Malkowski led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season. Jerromy Gonzalez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Meanwhile, West Seneca East didn't have quite enough to beat Williamsville East two weeks ago and fell 5-4.
DJ Benker was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Benker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Benker wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Robertson, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
West Seneca East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Cheektowaga, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Cheektowaga couldn't quite get it done against West Seneca East in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as they fell 8-4. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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