A pair of 19-2 squads are set to face off this weekend to crown a champion.
Kendall is looking to repeat as Class C2 champs. The Eagles have won ten of their past 11 games and have broke the ten-run barrier in seven of them. Genesee Valley-Belfast has won nine of their past 10 contests and have scored 10 or more runs in five of those games.
It’s a rematch of the Class C2 title game a season ago. Something has to give when these high-powered offenses meet Friday in a battle of Genesee County and Allegany County titans. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed KENDALL EAGLES (19-2/Genesee County I/No. 5 NYSSWA Class C)
vs.
No. 2 seed GENESEE VALLEY-BELFAST UNITED (19-2/Allegany County I/No. 10 NYSSWA Class C)
Friday, Livonia High School, 5:30 pm
How they arrived here: Kendall opened sectional play with an 11-0 win over No. 8 seed Byron-Bergen and then defeated fourth-seed Perry 7-0 in the semifinals. Genesee Valley-Belfast took down No. 7 seed Clyde-Savannah by a score of 8-2 in the quarterfinals and then cruised past No. 6 seed Caledonia-Mumford 14-4 to book a trip to the title game.
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Scoring offense: Kendall (10.0 RPG), Genesee Valley-Belfast (8.5 RPG)
Scoring defense: Kendall (1.8 RPG), Genesee Valley-Belfast (2.6 RPG)
Trends: Kendall has outscored its opponents 74-9 over its current seven-game win streak. The Eagles hit .354 as a team. Genesee Valley-Belfast has won nine of its past 10 games and is averaging 9.8 runs per game over that span.
Players to watch for Kendall: Vinnie D’Agostino (Genesee County Player of the Year, threw perfect game in semifinals), Jonny Conte (Genesee County All-Star), Nic Cole (Genesee County All-Star), CJ D’Agostino (Genesee County All-Star), Sammy Conte (Genesee County All-Star Honorable Mention)
Players to watch for Genesee Valley-Belfast: Ethan Davenport Sr. P (.392 BA, 19 RBI., 21 SB, four HR, 70.0 IP, 1.10 ERA 11-0 record, 142 Ks), Ben Cater Jr. P (.424 BA, 24 RBI, six 2B, 41.0 IP, 2.56 ERA, 5-2 ERA, 63 Ks), Trent Hutchinson Jr. (.440 BA, 19 RBI, 15 SB), Nolan Hunter Sr. (.385 BA, 15 RBI), Ian Mackenzie Sr. (.375 BA, 21 SB), Derek Calanni Jr. (.373 BA, 22 RBI, 15 SB)
History 101: Kendall is looking to repeat as Class C2 champions and a win would be the third sectional title in Eagles’ program history. It would be the first sectional title since Genesee Valley-Belfast became a merged program. Genesee Valley won four titles, most recently in 2016, and Belfast won one in 1986.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Class C Far West Regional against the winner of Gananda and Notre Dame Batavia.
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