Baseball Preview: Princess Anne Cavaliers vs. Landstown Eagles
The Princess Anne Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Landstown Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Princess Anne will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Princess Anne will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Salem 4-2.
Luther Forehand looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Princess Anne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Purcell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aidan McKeating, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Landstown can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Green Run as Landstown made off with a 13-3 victory.
Princess Anne pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Landstown, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 10-3.
Princess Anne beat Landstown 7-3 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Princess Anne since the squad 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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