After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Youngsville, Cambridge Springs was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Rocky Grove Orioles. This was payback for Cambridge Springs, who suffered a 6-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Owen Riley and Quinn Simmerman made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Riley pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Simmerman pitched 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Riley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Riley scored two runs while going 4-for-6, while Simmerman went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Preston Gorton was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Ross, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
On Rocky Grove's side, Aaron Wetjen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Rocky Grove didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cambridge Springs' win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Rocky Grove, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Cambridge Springs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Saegertown at 1:00 p.m. Cambridge Springs has given up an average of 6.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Rocky Grove, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Maplewood at 4:00 p.m. Rocky Grove has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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