The Cambridge Springs Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Saegertown Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Saegertown took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cambridge Springs, who comes in off a win.
Cambridge Springs will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by six) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Maplewood and snuck past 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Joshua Gorton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Riley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saegertown unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Seneca by a score of 8-6.
Blake Burchill was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Luke Young was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Saegertown hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seneca struck out ten times.
Cambridge Springs' win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Saegertown, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cambridge Springs has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Saegertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cambridge Springs might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Saegertown in their previous matchup last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saegertown's Wyatt Burchill, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Cambridge Springs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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