The Easton Area Rovers will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Abington Heights Comets, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Easton Area had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Phillipsburg.
Stephen Ricicki was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Easton Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Shollenberger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Easton Area didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Abington Heights put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against West Scranton as Abington Heights made off with a 10-3 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Abington Heights as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nick Bradley made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Bradley was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jake Lenahan and Mark Nazar did most of the damage at the plate: Lenahan scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Nazar scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Easton Area dropped their record down to 6-11 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Abington Heights, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-3.
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