Baseball Game Recap: Red Land Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 11:41am

Baseball Recap: Red Land Patriots vs. Cedar Cliff Colts

Red Land was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to the Cedar Cliff Colts. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Red Land of the 13-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.

For Cedar Cliff's part, Luke Minium was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. Minium was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matt Eisenhower, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Michael Boblick was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Red Land's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Cedar Cliff, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4-1.

Red Land will head out on the road to challenge Central Dauphin at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Dauphin's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Red Land's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cedar Cliff, they will head out on the road to take on Muhlenberg at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cedar Cliff: 2.5, Muhlenberg: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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