Baseball Preview: Cambridge Springs Devils vs. Maplewood Tigers
The Cambridge Springs Devils will be playing at home against the Maplewood Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Cambridge Springs took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Union City onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.
Owen Riley made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Riley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Riley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matthew Ross, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Preston Gorton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Maplewood can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They blew past Eisenhower 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Maplewood.
Like Cambridge Springs, Maplewood also got a great game from a two-way player: Andrew Proper. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Proper was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chase Koelle and Mitchell Potosky did most of the damage at the plate: Koelle scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Potosky got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
Cambridge Springs' victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Maplewood, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Cambridge Springs might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Maplewood in their previous meeting on April 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Koelle, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Cambridge Springs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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