Baseball Preview: Sharpsville Blue Devils vs. North East Grape Pickers
The Sharpsville Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Friday against the North East Grape Pickers at 5:00 p.m. Sharpsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Sharpsville can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mercer a 12-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sharpsville.
Carter Dejulia made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Dejulia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caullin Summers, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jared Bissell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Northwestern by a score of 2-1.
Sharpsville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for North East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
North East's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sharpsville has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .435. It's a different story for North East, though, as they've only averaged .360. Will they be able to contain Sharpsville's hitters?
Sharpsville couldn't quite finish off North East in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 10-8. Will Sharpsville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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