The Cranberry Area Berries will head out on the road to challenge the Keystone Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keystone took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cranberry Area, who comes in off a win.
Cranberry Area took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Redbank Valley, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Berries' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Berries have posted since March 27, 2024.
Not much got past Aiden Herrell-Ward, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Redbank Valley off the board. Herrell-Ward has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cranberry Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Findlay, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Keystone faced off against Clarion Area last Saturday. The Panthers lost 14-2 to the Bobcats. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Cranberry Area's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Keystone, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Keystone's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Cranberry Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Keystone, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8 strikeouts. Will Cranberry Area keep running through batters, or will the Panthers buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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