Baseball Recap: Cambria Heights falls despite strong effort from Mitchell Elias

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 10:02pm

Baseball Recap: Cambria Heights Highlanders vs. Northern Cambria Colts

Cambria Heights lost against Northern Cambria last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Cambria Heights Highlanders took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northern Cambria Colts. Cambria Heights has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mitchell Elias made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Ethan Kline was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

On Northern Cambria's side, Shaun Gisler was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Messina, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Cambria Heights' loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Northern Cambria, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cambria Heights will take on Conemaugh Township at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Conemaugh Township is coming into the game with eight straight wins on the road, so Cambria Heights will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Northern Cambria, they will be playing in front of their home fans against United at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. United will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Northern Cambria surely won't give up without a fight.

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