The Cedar Cliff Colts will venture away from home to square off against the Dallastown Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Cliff's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Dallastown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cedar Cliff is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against East Pennsboro on Thursday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 8-0. The loss was the Colts' first of the season.
Cedar Cliff saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Kocher, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. Michael Boblick also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Dallastown sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Spring Grove on Wednesday.
Dallastown also got a great performance from Matt Stone as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Stone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
Dallastown's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Cedar Cliff, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Cedar Cliff took their win against Dallastown in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colts since the team 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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