Preview: Cedar Cliff Colts vs. Cumberland Valley Eagles
The Cedar Cliff Colts will head out on the road to take on the Cumberland Valley Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, Cedar Cliff made easy work of Red Land and carried off a 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cedar Cliff.
Luke Minium looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Luke Sowers picked up the save, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Cayden Bender was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sam Grube was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Cumberland Valley put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Chambersburg. Cumberland Valley put the hurt on Chambersburg with a sharp 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that Cumberland Valley has won by exactly ten runs.
Cedar Cliff's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cumberland Valley, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cedar Cliff was able to grind out a solid win over Cumberland Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 9-5. Does Cedar Cliff have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cumberland Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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