Baseball Preview: Cumberland Valley Eagles vs. Cedar Cliff Colts
Cumberland Valley has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Cedar Cliff Colts at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Cumberland Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Cumberland Valley is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against North Allegheny (and have done all season long). Everything went Cumberland Valley's way against North Allegheny on Saturday as Cumberland Valley made off with a 13-3 win.
Curtis Shinn looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Caden Lloyd was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four runs. Tanner Boyd was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Cedar Cliff unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Central Dauphin by a score of 2-1. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cedar Cliff in their matchups with Central Dauphin: they've now lost three in a row.
Cedar Cliff saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Minium, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Minium has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Cumberland Valley pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Cedar Cliff, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Cumberland Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Cedar Cliff in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cumberland Valley 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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