For the second straight game, Starpoint will face off against Williamsville East. The Spartans will head out to challenge the Flames at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Starpoint has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight losses, while Williamsville East will come in with five straight wins.
Williamsville East hit Starpoint with a four-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans fell just short of the Flames by a score of 8-6.
For Williamsville East's part, they got a great performance from Eric Osterstrom as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Williamsville East let Gavin Steinacher and Cooper Rung run wild. Steinacher went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Rung went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Steinacher has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Michael Panaro also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Williamsville East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Williamsville East's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7.2 runs. As for Starpoint, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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