Central Cambria is 1-7 against Somerset since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Central Cambria Red Devils will be playing at home against the Somerset Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
After soaring to 17 runs the game before, Central Cambria was a bit more limited in their match on Sunday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-1 walloping at the hands of Bald Eagle Area.
Grady Snyder was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Somerset put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season last Thursday. They never let Chestnut Ridge onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Somerset as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Carter Dunmyer was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Callen Miller, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Central Cambria's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Somerset, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Cambria has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Somerset struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Central Cambria might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Somerset when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Central Cambria, Aiden Vanlenten (who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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