The Bishop McCort Crushers will be playing at home against the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Bishop McCort sidestepped Homer-Center for a 12-11 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bishop McCort.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Claysburg-Kimmel had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Marauders and snuck past 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for Claysburg-Kimmel as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Aidan Simpson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Simpson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mason Campagna was excellent, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paydden Knisely, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Bishop McCort has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
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