STELA NIAGARA, N.Y. (Interstat) — Curtis McKay went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs to lead the Niagara Purple Eagles past the Rider Broncs 12-3 on Friday afternoon in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at Bobo Field.

Niagara improved to 21-15-1, while Rider fell to 23-15.

The Purple Eagles jumped ahead early, scoring twice in the first inning on RBIs by Noah Konings and McKay. Rees Kozar tied the game with an RBI single in the second. Rider tied it 3-3 in the fifth on an RBI single by E. Medlock, a wild pitch and a groundout by M. Leahy.

Niagara broke the game open in the fifth when McKay homered. The Purple Eagles added seven unearned runs in the sixth, fueled by fielding errors, a two-run single by McKay and a two-run triple by Tyler ViVacqua. Niagara outhit Rider 14-5.

Jack Dickinson pitched two scoreless innings with five strikeouts, and Reuben Malamed earned the win with 4.1 innings of three-run ball and eight strikeouts. Rider starter PJ Craig allowed five earned runs in five innings despite yielding no hits.