The Cranberry Area Berries will head out to take on the Reynolds Raiders at 4:15 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 contest.
Cranberry Area fell victim to DuBois Central Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The match marked the first time this season in which the Berries were not able to get on the board.
Cranberry Area saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Morrow, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Reynolds fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Mercer on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 4-3. The Raiders have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Reynolds' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Cranberry Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cranberry Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Reynolds struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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