The South Side Rams will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Fort Cherry Rangers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Things were looking good for South Side after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Eden Christian Academy, falling 12-5.
South Side saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Corfield, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fort Cherry unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Freedom Area by a score of 16-15 on Tuesday. Rangers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Bulldogs since on Tuesday.
Matt Sieg and Blake Merckle stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sieg scored two runs while going 2-for-5, while Merckle scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
South Side came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Cherry in their previous matchup back in April of 2017, sneaking past 9-7. Does South Side have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Cherry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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