Baseball Preview: Cedar Crest Falcons vs. J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado
Cedar Crest is 9-1 against J.P. McCaskey since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cedar Crest Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado at 6:30 p.m. Cedar Crest is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Cedar Crest will face J.P. McCaskey after dropping another heartbreaker against Manheim Township on Monday, which marked the third time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Cedar Crest wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-4 walloping at the hands of Manheim Township.
Cedar Crest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Roth, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Carson DiBiaso was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Cedar Crest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manheim Township only tossed four.
Meanwhile, J.P. McCaskey might've scored the first runs on Monday, but it was Penn Manor who claimed the real prize. J.P. McCaskey fell just short of Penn Manor by a score of 7-6. J.P. McCaskey has struggled against Penn Manor recently, as their contest on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cedar Crest's record is now 5-8. As for J.P. McCaskey, their record is now 2-10.
Cedar Crest came out on top in a nail-biter against J.P. McCaskey in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Crest since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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