Baseball Preview: Central Cambria Red Devils vs. Penn Cambria Panthers
Central Cambria and Penn Cambria are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Central Cambria Red Devils will be playing at home against the Penn Cambria Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Central Cambria is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Central Cambria is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Penns Valley Area just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 6-4.
Owen Harringer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Logan Black was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Russell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Penn Cambria has not done well against Huntingdon recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Penn Cambria came out on top in a nail-biter against Huntingdon and snuck past 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Easton Semelsberger, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Mason Mento was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Central Cambria's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Penn Cambria, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Central Cambria might still be hurting after the 20-9 defeat they got from Penn Cambria in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Central Cambria avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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