Baseball Recap: East Allegheny Wild Cats vs. Freeport Yellowjackets
There's no place like home for East Allegheny, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Freeport Yellowjackets on Tuesday and snuck past 2-1. This was a revenge match for East Allegheny, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-2 defeat when these two played on Monday.
Michael Cahill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Cahill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Cahill was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Cahill wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Connors, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
East Allegheny's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. As for Freeport, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
East Allegheny will head out on the road to face off against South Allegheny at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Freeport does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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