The Northern York Polar Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
On Tuesday, Northern York narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West Perry 4-2. That's two games straight that Northern York has won by exactly two runs.
Ambrose Depasqua was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Depasqua has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Depasqua was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Northern York got a great performance from Collin McDonald as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. McDonald has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Grady Bonin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Waynesboro out 2-0.
Northern York's record is now 7-10. As for Shippensburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Northern York might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Shippensburg in their previous matchup back in April. Can Northern York avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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