Central Mountain is 8-2 against Shikellamy since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Central Mountain Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Shikellamy Braves at 4:30 p.m. Central Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Shikellamy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Central Mountain beat Jersey Shore 5-2.
Brady Myers tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Malaky Moyd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shikellamy suffered a tough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Selinsgrove on Monday. Shikellamy has not had much luck with Selinsgrove recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Shikellamy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden McClusky, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Central Mountain pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Shikellamy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Central Mountain took their victory against Shikellamy when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Mountain since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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