Hamburg and Starpoint are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hamburg Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Starpoint Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Starpoint took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hamburg, who comes in off a win.
Hamburg will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against City Honors on Saturday. Hamburg was the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over City Honors.
Adrianna Kozoronski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Madison Ferro was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brianna Buscaglia, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Starpoint's offense. They lost 11-0 to West Seneca West on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Starpoint's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hamburg's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Starpoint, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Hamburg suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Starpoint in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Starpoint's Jaylyn Linderman, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Hamburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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