Baseball Preview: Cambria Heights Highlanders vs. Conemaugh Township Indians
The Cambria Heights Highlanders will be playing at home against the Conemaugh Township Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Cambria Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Cambria Heights came up short against Northern Cambria and fell 11-8. Cambria Heights has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mitchell Elias was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Ethan Kline was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Township entered their tilt with Portage with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
Zack Petree made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Petree was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Petree wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Larry Weaver, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cambria Heights' loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Conemaugh Township, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Monday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Cambria Heights hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. However, it's not like Conemaugh Township struggles in that department as they've averaged .331. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cambria Heights might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Conemaugh Township when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Cambria Heights, Tyler Weber (who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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