Baseball Preview: Jersey Shore Bulldogs vs. Selinsgrove Seals
Jersey Shore is 2-8 against Selinsgrove since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Selinsgrove Seals at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After only two runs in their last matchup, Jersey Shore made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mifflinburg on Monday. Jersey Shore blew past Mifflinburg 12-4. With that victory, Jersey Shore brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Zachary Myers, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gideon Dapp, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Selinsgrove proved they can win big last Monday (they won by seven) but last Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Central Mountain and snuck past 4-2.
The team relied heavily on Mason Richter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Gearhart, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Jersey Shore now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Selinsgrove, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jersey Shore has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Selinsgrove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jersey Shore came up short against Selinsgrove in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Jersey Shore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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