Baseball Preview: Central Mountain Wildcats vs. Jersey Shore Bulldogs
Central Mountain is 10-0 against Jersey Shore since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Central Mountain Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Jersey Shore Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Central Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Central Mountain gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against Shamokin Area as Central Mountain made off with an 18-3 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Central Mountain needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Central Mountain got a great performance from Austin Frank as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Frank has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Connor Foltz was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Watt Probst, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Jersey Shore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Selinsgrove.
Jersey Shore saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Welshans, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Central Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Jersey Shore, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jersey Shore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Central Mountain beat Jersey Shore 5-2 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jersey Shore's Hunter Enders, who pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Central Mountain still be able to contain Enders? There's only one way to find out.
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