Baseball Preview: Cambridge Springs Devils vs. Saegertown Panthers
Cambridge Springs and Saegertown are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Cambridge Springs Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saegertown Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Cambridge Springs had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Union City.
Joshua Gorton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Cambridge Springs was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union City only hit no.
Meanwhile, Saegertown put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. They put the hurt on Rocky Grove with a sharp 13-3 win. Considering Saegertown has won three games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Wyatt Burchill was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Burchill was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Burchill is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Blake Burchill was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. William Shaffer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cambridge Springs fell to 1-1-1. As for Saegertown, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0-1.
Cambridge Springs couldn't quite finish off Saegertown when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 8-6. Thankfully for Cambridge Springs, Henry Shaffer (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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