Baseball Preview: Red Land Patriots vs. Northern York Polar Bears
Red Land and Northern York are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Red Land Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Northern York Polar Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Red Land is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Red Land is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Chambersburg on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Red Land has scored all season.
Josh Patrick was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Northern York fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against James Buchanan on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 6-3 to the Rockets. Northern York has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Red Land's record is now 2-4. As for Northern York, their record is now 2-6.
Red Land skirted past Northern York 9-7 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Land since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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