Baseball Preview: Central Mountain Wildcats vs. Williamsport Millionaires
The Central Mountain Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Williamsport Millionaires at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Central Mountain will be strutting in after a victory while Williamsport will be coming in after a loss.
If Central Mountain beats Williamsport with seven runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Central Mountain walked away with a 7-2 win over Shikellamy on Friday. That's two games straight that Central Mountain has won by exactly five runs.
Central Mountain got a great performance from Gage Laughner as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Blake Walker, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Elek Fravel was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Williamsport lost 12-5 to Slippery Rock on Saturday.
Deacon Brown made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The victory (which was Central Mountain's third in a row) raised their record to 12-3. As for Williamsport, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Central Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Williamsport when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Williamsport's Cole Deitrick, who pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Central Mountain still be able to contain Deitrick? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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