Baseball Recap: Halifax Wildcats vs. East Juniata Tigers
Halifax can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the East Juniata Tigers a 9-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Halifax also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Brandon Schell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Schell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Matt Kocher was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Dayton Bittner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
The victory made it two in a row for Halifax and bumps their season record up to 14-2. As for East Juniata, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Halifax will challenge Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Halifax is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. As for East Juniata, they will head out on the road to take on Greenwood at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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