Shikellamy is 2-8 against Central Mountain since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Shikellamy Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Central Mountain Wildcats at 4:30 p.m.
Shikellamy is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-7 to Selinsgrove, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Graiden Campbell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Ryan Kistner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Shikellamy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Central Mountain beat Jersey Shore 7-2 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Central Mountain.
Blake Walker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Central Mountain got a great performance from Brady Myers as he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Malaky Moyd, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kevin Grenninger, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Shikellamy's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Central Mountain, their record now sits at 11-3.
Shikellamy suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Central Mountain in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Mountain's Gavin Bower, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. Now that Shikellamy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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