Baseball Preview: East Juniata Tigers vs. Susquenita Blackhawks
East Juniata has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Susquenita Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. East Juniata is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
East Juniata's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 19-0 margin over Sugar Valley Rural. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for East Juniata considering their two-run performance the game before.
Kolten Martin made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Martin has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Martin was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Clark Ritzman was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kelton Bonnell, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Susquenita unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Perry. The loss continues a trend for Susquenita in their matchups with West Perry: they've now lost eight in a row.
Susquenita also got a good showing from Chanse Fisher, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Drew Deaven was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
East Juniata's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9. As for Susquenita, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
East Juniata suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Susquenita in their previous meeting on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Susquenita's Derek Gibney, who struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that East Juniata knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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