The James Buchanan Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, James Buchanan earned a 9-6 win over McConnellsburg. With that victory, James Buchanan brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Jimmy Bell, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hayden Sanchez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Trojans 14-3. The result was nothing new for Shippensburg, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
James Buchanan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Shippensburg, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
James Buchanan came up short against Shippensburg when the teams last played on April 12th, falling 17-14. Can James Buchanan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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