Yarmouth and York are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Yarmouth Clippers will head out on the road to face off against the York Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Yarmouth's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so York's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Yarmouth is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wells just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors.
Meanwhile, York earned an 11-8 win over Lake Region on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for York.
Jack Joyce was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Joyce has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Joyce was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Conor Fell, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Yarmouth's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2. As for York, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Yarmouth was able to grind out a solid victory over York in their previous meeting on May 6th, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yarmouth since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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