Baseball Preview: Halifax Wildcats vs. East Juniata Tigers
Halifax is 8-2 against East Juniata since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Halifax Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Juniata Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Halifax will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Halifax put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Susquenita a 7-0 shutout.
Brandon Schell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Schell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Justin Zahurak and Dylan Klinger did most of the damage at the plate: Zahurak scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Klinger scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, the matchup between East Juniata and Greenwood on Tuesday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. East Juniata wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-8 walloping at the hands of Greenwood.
Clark Ritzman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nathan Carolus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Halifax's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for East Juniata, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Halifax has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Juniata struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Halifax's way against East Juniata in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Halifax made off with a 17-2 win. Does Halifax have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Juniata turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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