Baseball Recap: Cedar Cliff Colts vs. Shippensburg Greyhounds
Cedar Cliff waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Shippensburg Greyhounds onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Cedar Cliff might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matches by seven runs or more this season.
Luke Sowers tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bennett Secrest, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Cayden Bender was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Cedar Cliff's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Shippensburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
Cedar Cliff will head out on the road to square off against Central Dauphin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central Dauphin: 2.7, Cedar Cliff: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Shippensburg, they will head out on the road to take on West Perry at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shippensburg is facing West Perry at the right time seeing as West Perry is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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