Baseball Preview: North Star Cougars vs. Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers
After three games on the road, North Star is heading back home. They will take on the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, North Star never let their opponents score. They put the hurt on Williamsburg with a sharp 11-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for North Star considering their one-run performance the game before.
Vance Kimmel tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Connor Yoder relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Glendon Griffith, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Nolan Weible was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though Berlin Brothersvalley couldn't quite topple Shanksville Stonycreek on Thursday, it was still a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they took when the two last played. Berlin Brothersvalley blew past Shanksville Stonycreek 8-2.
The team relied heavily on Pace Prosser, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Leonard, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
North Star now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
North Star came out on top in a nail-biter against Berlin Brothersvalley when the teams last played back in May of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. Does North Star have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berlin Brothersvalley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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