Baseball Game Preview: Manheim Township Blue Streaks vs. Cedar Cliff Colts

The Manheim Township Blue Streaks will head out on the road to square off against the Cedar Cliff Colts at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Manheim Township is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

Manheim Township came out on top against Northeastern on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run sixth inning. The Blue Streaks put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 8-1 victory. The Blue Streaks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.

Tyler Shirk tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.

Jack Kenneff

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/21/25 @ Northeastern	3
04/16/25 vs Cedar Crest	2
04/14/25 @ Penn Manor	1
04/09/25 vs J.P. McCaskey	1
04/07/25 @ Ephrata	1

At the plate, Manheim Township let Jack Kenneff and Jacob Carrasco run wild. Kenneff went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Carrasco went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Kenneff a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor DelVecchio, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Manheim Township kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Cedar Cliff's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 8-2 to Cumberland Valley. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Colts have suffered against the Eagles since April 27, 2021.

Cedar Cliff saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bennett Secrest, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. Grant Enders was another, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Manheim Township's record is now 9-4. As for Cedar Cliff, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.

Manheim Township suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Cedar Cliff in their previous matchup back in March of 2017. Can the Blue Streaks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.