Baseball Preview: Chambersburg Trojans vs. Shippensburg Greyhounds
The Chambersburg Trojans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chambersburg will bounce into Friday's game after beating Red Land, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Chambersburg narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Red Land 6-4.
Chambersburg got a great performance from Colton Wadel as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Joey Diaz was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Tyler Brechbiel was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Polar Bears. Two seems to be a good number for Shippensburg as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Chambersburg's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12. As for Shippensburg, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Chambersburg suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Shippensburg when the teams last played back in April of 2016. Can Chambersburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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