It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Annville-Cleona can now relate to. They fell just short of the Biglerville Canners by a score of 7-6 on Monday. Annville-Cleona has struggled against Biglerville recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Colten Shaffer put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Shaffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Shaffer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Preston Bomgardner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Cameron Connelly was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On Biglerville's side, the team relied heavily on Bo Forney, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Miller, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Annville-Cleona's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Biglerville, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Annville-Cleona does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Biglerville, they will head out on the road to square off against Camp Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Camp Hill is on a four-game streak of home wins, Biglerville a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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