Hamburg dropped their record down to 10-6 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Berks Catholic Saints by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-8 two weeks ago.
Tyler Shuey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
As for Berks Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games.
On Berks Catholic's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Trey Stricker gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Berks Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Fidler, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hamburg will take on Northern Lehigh at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Berks Catholic, they will challenge Reading at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Red KNights have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.79 runs per game on average), something the Saints will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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