After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Upper Dauphin Area, East Juniata was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top against the Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix by a score of 10-6. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Phoenix: they've now won three in a row.
Wyatt Weges and Kelton Bonnell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Weges struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Bonnell pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. At the plate, Weges scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Bonnell went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two doubles. Weges is becoming a predictor of East Juniata's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Nathan Carolus
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In other batting news, East Juniata let Austin Shearer and Nathan Carolus run wild. Shearer scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Carolus scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave Carolus a new career-high. Ian Drukenmiller also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
East Juniata was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-4. As for Sugar Valley Rural, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as East Juniata Tigers duke it out with Halifax Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Halifax will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something East Juniata surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sugar Valley Rural, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Muncy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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