Baseball Preview: Connellsville Falcons vs. Greensburg Salem Golden Lions
The Connellsville Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Connellsville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Trinity. The victory was just what Connellsville needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior game.
Logan Lowery spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Kace Shearer was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greensburg Salem had just enough and edged Mt. Pleasant out 4-3 on Wednesday.
Ayden Crissman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Crissman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Crissman wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Outly, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Grant Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Connellsville's record is now 4-5. As for Greensburg Salem, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Connellsville might still be hurting after the 14-7 defeat they got from Greensburg Salem in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Connellsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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