The Big Spring Bulldogs will square off against the Northern York Polar Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Big Spring 2.3, Northern York 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Big Spring will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Shippensburg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bulldogs walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Greyhounds on Tuesday. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Northern York ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Waynesboro 3-2.
Matthew Kendall was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Ryland Yinger, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Big Spring pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Northern York, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Big Spring came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern York in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Polar Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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