Baseball Game Preview: Chestnut Ridge Lions vs. Central Cambria Red Devils

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Previous 6 Games

04/23/24 - Home	7-10 L
03/28/23 - Away	3-2 W
05/05/22 - Home	5-9 L
04/12/21 - Away	3-1 W
05/10/19 - Home	10-8 W
04/22/19 - Away	8-9 L

Chestnut Ridge and Central Cambria are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Lions will head out to face off against the Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Chestnut Ridge came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Central, falling 9-0. The Lions have struggled against the Dragons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Central Cambria nor Bald Eagle Area made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Red Devils skirted past the Eagles 5-4.

Central Cambria got a great performance from Owen Harringer as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Harringer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on JD Brouse, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Blasko, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double.

Central Cambria's record is now 8-2. As for Chestnut Ridge, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Chestnut Ridge couldn't quite get it done against Central Cambria in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 10-7. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.