Purchase Line is 2-8 against Penns Manor since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Purchase Line Red Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Penns Manor Comets at 3:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Purchase Line is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 11-2 to Homer-Center.
Austin Chambers was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Chambers has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Chambers was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Devlan Kordish was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Penns Manor lost 9-3 to West Shamokin on Wednesday. Penns Manor has not had much luck with West Shamokin recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Penns Manor saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Smith, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and a double.
Purchase Line's record now sits at 1-18. As for Penns Manor, their record now sits at 5-13.
Purchase Line suffered a grim 20-7 defeat to Penns Manor in their previous matchup back in April. Can Purchase Line avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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