United won the last time they faced Cambria Heights, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The United Lions came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cambria Heights Highlanders and snuck past 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for United.
Cole McGinnis was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Caden McCully was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Cambria Heights' side, Mitchell Elias was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Elias is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Nelen, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Cambria Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as United only tossed four.
United is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Cambria Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
United will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cambria Heights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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