Baseball Preview: Danville Ironmen vs. Montoursville Warriors
Danville is 1-9 against Montoursville since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Danville Ironmen will look to defend their home field against the Montoursville Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Danville will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Danville fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Mifflinburg on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 8-7. The loss was Danville's first of the season.
Danville got a good showing from James Ciccarelli, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Reece McCarthy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Carter Raup was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Montoursville's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 9-5 to Midd-West.
Montoursville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Royce Bowes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Ranck, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Danville fell to 5-1. As for Montoursville, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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