Baseball Preview: Octorara Area Braves vs. Garden Spot Spartans
The Octorara Area Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Garden Spot Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Octorara Area had just enough and edged J.P. McCaskey out 3-2.
Aidan Marsh was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Marsh was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Marsh is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Marsh wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carlin Kinkaid, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Garden Spot has not done well against Manheim Central recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Garden Spot put the hurt on Manheim Central with a sharp 16-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Garden Spot considering their two-run performance the game before.
Garden Spot let Caleb Zimmerman and Cullen Witmer loose on the outfield. Zimmerman got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Witmer went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Madix Bracken, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Octorara Area's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2. As for Garden Spot, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Octorara Area came up short against Garden Spot in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Octorara Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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