Saegertown is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Youngsville is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Saegertown Panthers will take on the Youngsville Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Saegertown stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Maplewood as Saegertown made off with a 12-2 win.
William Shaffer was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Shaffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Shaffer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Burchill, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Leslie, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Youngsville earned a 7-3 victory over Rocky Grove on Monday.
Like Saegertown, Youngsville also got a great game from a two-way player: Wyatt Dalrymple. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Dalrymple was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, David Manning was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Cole Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Saegertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. As for Youngsville, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Wednesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Saegertown hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .406. However, it's not like Youngsville struggles in that department as they've averaged .362. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Saegertown took their victory against Youngsville when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 15-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Youngsville's Matthew DeSimone, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Saegertown still be able to contain DeSimone? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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