Baseball Preview: Jersey Shore Bulldogs vs. Shikellamy Braves
The Jersey Shore Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Shikellamy Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Jersey Shore is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Jersey Shore is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Wellsboro on Saturday as Jersey Shore made off with a 13-4 victory.
Zachary Myers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits. Myers has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Myers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jersey Shore got a big performance out of Gage Martzall, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Dathan Tyson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Shikellamy had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Williamsport on Friday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Shikellamy in their matchups with Williamsport: they've now lost four in a row.
Shikellamy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chayse Snyder, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Boyer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Jersey Shore is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Shikellamy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Jersey Shore's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's contest. Jersey Shore has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Shikellamy, though, as they've been averaging only 0.4. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Jersey Shore continue to outrun the ball?
Jersey Shore took their win against Shikellamy when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-1. Does Jersey Shore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shikellamy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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