Baseball Preview: Ferndale Yellow Jackets vs. Shanksville Stonycreek Vikings
Ferndale and Shanksville Stonycreek are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Ferndale Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to challenge the Shanksville Stonycreek Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ferndale is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Monday, Ferndale sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Berlin Brothersvalley.
Aedan Hrivnak made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Hrivnak was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Hrivnak wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Connor Hrivnak, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Shanksville Stonycreek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 18-13 to Meyersdale. Even though they lost, Shanksville Stonycreek's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.5 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Alec Thiele was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Boozer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Ferndale made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-8. As for Shanksville Stonycreek, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Ferndale's way against Shanksville Stonycreek in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Ferndale made off with a 7-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Shanksville Stonycreek's Ian Fox, who struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Ferndale to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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