Baseball Preview: Cocalico Eagles vs. Octorara Area Braves
The Cocalico Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Octorara Area Braves at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Cocalico and four for Octorara Area.
Cocalico will head into Wednesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Garden Spot on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-point loss they were dealt on Monday. Cocalico fell just short of Garden Spot by a score of 5-3.
Jarrett Weaver was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Weaver has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Weaver was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Octorara Area suffered a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Donegal on Wednesday.
Octorara Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Marsh, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Cocalico's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Octorara Area, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-10.
Cocalico suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Octorara Area in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Octorara Area's Raymond (Nic) McKenna, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Cocalico knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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