Baseball Preview: Chestnut Ridge Lions vs. Central Cambria Red Devils
Chestnut Ridge has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Central Cambria Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chestnut Ridge will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Richland, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Chestnut Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Richland on Monday and snuck past 2-1.
Cale Harrison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chestnut Ridge's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Emerick, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Cambria can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They never let Greater Johnstown onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. With that win, Central Cambria brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Connor Serenko was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Serenko was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grady Snyder, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Blake Coposky was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Chestnut Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Central Cambria, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Chestnut Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Central Cambria when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Chestnut Ridge repeat their success, or does Central Cambria have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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