Baseball Preview: West York Area Bulldogs vs. Northeastern Bobcats
West York Area is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Northeastern is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West York Area Bulldogs will take on the Northeastern Bobcats at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. West York Area will be strutting in after a win while Northeastern will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, everything went West York Area's way against Eastern York as West York Area made off with a 10-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Northeastern's offense. They fell just short of Red Lion by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Northeastern's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Drew Barshinger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Northeastern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandt Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
West York Area is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Northeastern, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
West York Area came up short against Northeastern when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 11-7. Will West York Area have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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