One squad aims for its second regional title in the last three years while the other is searching for its third title and first since 2016. Webster Thomas and Orchard Park will clash in the Class AA Far West Regional game on Saturday. Here’s the breakdown:
WEBSTER THOMAS TITANS
(18-6 / Monroe County Division II)
vs.
ORCHARD PARK QUAKERS
(17-4 / Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division I)
Saturday, Grand Island High School, 4 p.m.
How they arrived here: Webster Thomas beat Irondequoit (17-0), Hilton (10-1), Penfield (7-0) and Wesbter Schroeder (2-1) en route to the regional title game. Orchard Park topped West Seneca (12-0), Starpoint (14-2), Niagara Wheatfield (12-2) and Frontier (6-0) to get here.
Scoring offense: Webster Thomas (9.0 RPG), Orchard Park (8.7)
Scoring defense: Webster Thomas (3.4 RPG), Orchard Park (2.7)
Trends: Webster Thomas is on a 14-game win streak. Orchard Park has won seven of its last eight games.
Players to watch for Webster Thomas: Ruby Marrapese Sr. (.542 AVG, 28 RS, 20 RBI, 9 XBH); Molly Sweeney Sr. (.456 AVG, 6 XBH, 16 RBI, 22 RS); Emily Ford Sr. (.416 AVG, 6 XBH, 21 RBI, 26 RS); Rachel Wlodarczyk Sr. (.400 AVG, 13 XBH, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 13 RS); Olivia Constantino Jr. (.389 AVG, six XBH, 19 RBI, 22 RS); Olivia Bowers Sr. (17-6, 146.2 IP, 57 ER, 100 K).
Players to watch for Orchard Park: Lainey Babich Jr. (.550 AVG, 32 RS, 17 RBI); Madison Dombek Jr. (.390 AVG, 19 RS, 13 RBI); Ava Farina Sr. (.426 AVG, 19 RS, 22 RBI, 16 XBH, 10-2, 1.32 ERA); Ella Hernandez So. (.413 AVG, 18 RS, 20 RBI); Reese Politowski Sr. (5-2, 1.20 ERA); Ella Sheehan Sr. (.409, 18 RS, 19 RBI);
Coaches: Emily Castro (Webster Thomas), Brittany Schemorhorn (Orchard Park)
History 101: Webster Thomas is making its third regional title game and is looking for its second win. Orchard Park is looking for its third regional title in program history.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS semifinals against either Whitesboro (III) or Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa (II).
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