Baseball Recap: Chambersburg Comes Up Short

After flying high against Carlisle last Wednesday, Chambersburg came back down to earth. Chambersburg fell just short of the Cumberland Valley Eagles by a score of 8-7 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.

W Martin was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Martin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, E Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was K Barclay, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Chambersburg now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Cumberland Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Chambersburg is set to square off against their familiar foe Central Dauphin at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley will take on rival Cedar Cliff at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.