Rival Mustangs and Purple Eagles will face key N-O diamond series this week

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Drew Pritchard and his Purple Eagles teammates will face rival Medina in a pair of key league games this coming week.

Currently 1-2 in the Niagara-Orleans League baseball title race standings, defending champion Medina and rival Albion will meet in a key home-and-home series this coming week.

Medina will visit Albion at 4:45 p.m. Thursday and the Mustangs will host the Purple Eagles at 4:45 p.m. Friday.

The Mustangs are currently 5-0 in N-O action and the Purple Eagles 4-0.

However, before those rivalry matchups, Medina will visit Newfane (2-4) and Albion will host Wilson (1-6) on Monday at 4:45 p.m.

N-O softball title race
The four way N-O softball title race also has several key games on tap for this week.

Roy-Hart at 7-1 currently holds a game lead over defending champion Barker and Wilson, both at 6-2, with Albion two games off the pace at 5-3.

The key games will have Albion hosting Wilson on Monday, Barker visiting Wilson on Wednesday and Albion entertaining Roy-Hart on Friday, all at 4:45 p.m.

Lady Tigers have busy week
Off to a strong 7-1 start, the Lyndonville Lady Tigers softball squad faces a busy four game week.

Currently seeded No. 1 in the Section V Class D standings, Lyndonville will visit Byron-Bergen on Tuesday, host Notre Dame on Wednesday and Oakfield-Alabama on Thursday and visit Kendall on Friday all at 5 p.m. Oakfield-Alabama is currently seeded No. 2 and Kendall No. 5 for the Class C2 sectionals and Notre Dame No. 6 in Class D.

N-O Diamond Standings
Baseball – Medina 5-0, Albion 4-0, Akron 5-2, Barker 2-4, Newfane 2-4, Roy-Hart 1-4, Wilson 1-6.
Softball – Roy-Hart 7-1, Barker 6-2, Wilson 6-2, Albion 5-3, Newfane 2-7, Akron 1-6, Medina 0-6.

Weekly High School schedule

Monday
Baseball – Medina at Newfane, Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Northstar at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Softball – Medina at Newfane, Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:45 p.m. Holley at Alexander, Byron-Bergen at Kendall
Tennis – Medina at Newfane, Wilson at Albion, Akron at Roy-Hart, 4:15 p.m.; Holley at Attica, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Albion at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Baseball – Byron-Bergen at Lyndonville, Kendall at Elba, 5 p.m.
Softball – Akron at Medina, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, Oakfield-Alabama at Holley, Kendall at Attica, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Medina at Albion, 4:15 p.m.; Kendall at Elba, Holley at Byron-Bergen, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Medina at Albion, Wilson at Barker, Roy-Hart and Akron at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Roy-Hart at Newfane, Wilson at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Softball – Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Oakfield-Alabama at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, 4:15 p.m.; Oakfield-Alabama at Kendall, Holley at Elba, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Kendall and Lyndonville at Wheatland-Chili, Holley at Byron-Bergen, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Medina at Albion, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Oakfield-Alabama, 5 p.m.
Softball – Albion at Medina, 4:45 p.m.; Oakfield-Alabama at Lyndonville, Holley at Lima Christian, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Albion at Medina, Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:15 p.m.
Track – Medina at Akron, Barker at Albion, Wilson at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.
Softball – Medina at Barker, Roy-Hart at Albion, Akron at Newfane, 4:45 p.m.; Lyndonville at Kendall, Alexander at Holley, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Roy-Hart at Albion, Medina at Barker, Akron at Newfane, 4:15 p.m.; Wheatland-Chili at Kendall, Holley at Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Lockport, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – Attica at Kendall, doubleheader 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.; Perry at Barker, Lyndonville at Marion, 11 a.m.; Wellsville at Medina, 1 p.m.
Softball – Red Jacket at Albion, 11 a.m.; Alexander at Barker, 3 p.m.
Lacrosse– Bloomfield at Medina, 11 a.m.