Baseball Recap: York Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Biglerville Canners
The matchup between York Catholic and Biglerville on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The York Catholic Fighting Irish fell victim to a rough 16-9 defeat at the hands of the Biglerville Canners. One positive for York Catholic, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Aiden Zellnick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Roman Manfredi, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, York Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Biglerville's side, Aiden Hoffman was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Black, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for York Catholic and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Biglerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
York Catholic will head out on the road to take on Littlestown at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Littlestown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Biglerville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Eastern York at 4:15 p.m. Eastern York is coming into the match with four straight victories on the road, so Biglerville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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