Baseball Recap: Cedar Crest snaps three-game streak of losses at home

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 2:56pm

Baseball Recap: Cedar Crest Falcons vs. Penn Manor Comets

Cedar Crest owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Penn Manor Comets out 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cedar Crest.

Cedar Crest got a great performance from Seth Warren as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Cedar Crest's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Oriel, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.

On Penn Manor's side, Chris Hubbs was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Hubbs has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

Cedar Crest's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Penn Manor, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.

Cedar Crest will head out on the road to challenge Manheim Township at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Manheim Township will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Cedar Crest surely won't give up without a fight. As for Penn Manor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against J.P. McCaskey at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.

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