Baseball Preview: Fort Cherry Rangers vs. Avella Eagles
Fort Cherry is 7-1 against Avella since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Fort Cherry Rangers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Avella Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Fort Cherry is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Fort Cherry's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.67 points allowed on Monday. Fort Cherry was the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Avella. The result was nothing new for Fort Cherry, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Huey made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Huey was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler Wolfe and Blake Sweder did most of the damage at the plate: Wolfe scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Sweder scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Matt Sieg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Fort Cherry's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Avella, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
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