ON TAP TODAY: WAVERLY FLAG FOOTBALL, TIOGA AND ATHENS BASEBALL HEADLINE SATURDAY'S ACTION (2024-05-11)
Valley Sports ReportTHE VALLEY — Waverly travels to Maine-Endwell for a key Section IV flag football contest, while Tioga baseball plays for the IAC Small School title, and Athens baseball needs a win at Thomas A. Edison to keep its playoff hopes alive in the three marquee events on Saturday’s schedule.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Waverly (8-1-2) at Maine-Endwell (10-1-1), 7 p.m.: The Wolverines are coming off a 36-20 win over Chenango Forks Wednesday, while the Spartans topped Union-Endicott, 21-6.
The winner of the game will be the 2-seed in the upcoming Section IV playoffs, and will host a playoff game Wednesday night.
Both teams enter the contest with just one loss — both to unbeaten Owego. M-E has won seven or eight in a row, while Waverly has won two in a row.
Waverly averages nearly 33 points per game, while Maine-Endwell had not given up more than 13 points in a game aside from the loss to Owego.
BASEBALL
IAC Small School Championship
Union Springs (15-0) vs. Tioga (11-3), 9:30 a.m. at Wells College: The Tigers are coming off a 24-7 loss to Notre Dame, while the Wolves are coming off an 8-2 win over Newark.
Union Springs beat Tioga, 12-2, during the regular season.
Athens (8-10) at Edison, 11 a.m.: The Wildcats are coming off an 11-0 win over Susquehanna Valley Thursday, while Edison is coming off a 29-2 win over Dryden Tuesday.
SOFTBALL
Dryden (5-12) at Waverly (9-7), 10:30 a.m.: The Wolverines are coming off an 8-2 win over Seton Catholic Wednesday, while the Purple Lions dropped a 17-3 decision to Southern Cayuga.
Sullivan County (9-8) at Sayre (3-11), 2 p.m.: The Redskins are coming off a 15-4 loss to Wyalusing Tuesday, while the Griffins dropped a 6-0 decision at Northwest Area.
Sayre won the first meeting of the season, 10-9.
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