Baseball Preview: Cambria Heights Highlanders vs. Conemaugh Township Indians
The Cambria Heights Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Conemaugh Township Indians at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Cambria Heights finally turned things around against Conemaugh Valley on Tuesday. Cambria Heights had just enough and edged Conemaugh Valley out 5-4.
Garrett Jasper was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Jasper was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Swander, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Hunter Nelen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Township came tearing into Monday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Highlanders 7-5.
Like Cambria Heights, Conemaugh Township also got a great game from a two-way player: Larry Weaver. On the mound, Weaver pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Luke Haight pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Weaver has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Weaver got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI, while Haight scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Weber, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Lohr, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Cambria Heights' win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Conemaugh Township, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cambria Heights has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Conemaugh Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cambria Heights couldn't quite finish off Conemaugh Township when the teams last played on Monday and fell 7-5. Can Cambria Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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