The Muhlenberg Muhls are taking a road trip to challenge the Cedar Cliff Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Muhlenberg managed to slip by Wilson the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Muhls came up short against the Bulldogs last Friday, falling 6-0. The Muhls' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Muhlenberg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Keller, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, Cedar Cliff entered their tilt with Mifflin County on Monday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Huskies 10-1. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.
Kaiden Alday looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Boblick was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Will Kocher, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Cedar Cliff was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Cedar Cliff's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Muhlenberg, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Muhlenberg suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Cedar Cliff in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Muhls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
