Baseball Game Preview: Spring Grove Rockets vs. Northeastern Bobcats

By Team Reports Mar 23, 2024, 2:26pm

Preview: Spring Grove Rockets vs. Northeastern Bobcats

Spring Grove has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Northeastern Bobcats at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.

Last Wednesday, Spring Grove suffered a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Shippensburg.

Spring Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abrum Dull, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Northeastern ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged Susquehannock out 5-4.

conner Rippo made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Rippo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Brandon Charleston and Derek Gross did most of the damage at the plate: Charleston scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Gross got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI. Ryan Wilson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Spring Grove's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Northeastern, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

Spring Grove suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Northeastern in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Spring Grove 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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