The Wayland-Cohocton Eagles will square off against the Livonia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Livonia will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Wayland-Cohocton extended their winning streak to six on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand Hornell a 10-0 shutout.
Livonia never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Naples on Thursday. They blew past the Big Green Machines 10-3. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ava Cook made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Cook was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKenna Collins, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Gwen Strom was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Wayland-Cohocton pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Livonia, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Everything went Wayland-Cohocton's way against Livonia in their previous meeting back in April, as Wayland-Cohocton made off with a 6-0 win. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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