UTICA – The Raiders and the Hawks of Mohawk Valley CC split a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. FM won Game One 3-2, and MV won the second game 6-5.

Both teams are vying for a spot in the postseason playoffs. Both FM and MV are strong contenders to be among the four schools from eastern New York that will be awarded playoff berths.

Photo:  Dennis Buckley had three hits on Saturday (photo taken earlier in the season)

Game One

FM's Christian Maldonado was on the mound. The freshman righty pitched another strong game. Maldonado went the distance, scattering six MV hits.

Catcher Andrew Houser went one-for-three at the plate and drove in a run. Designated Hitter Dennis Buckley was two-for-three with a run batted in.

FM   300 000 0    3-6-3

MV   000 110 0    2-6-1

Maldonado and Houser; Cooke and Ross

Game Two

Buckley continued to have success at the plate. He went one-for-two and drove in another run. FM's Shawn Strong, who is from the Utica area, went one-for-one with an RBI.

The game was tied going into the seventh inning.

FM   000 032 0    5-4-3

MV   041 000 1    6-9-2

Hewitt, Holmes (5) and Hecht, Houser (6); Whitmeyer, Barnes (5) and Vergara

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