The Eastern York Golden Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Kennard-Dale Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Eastern York didn't have quite enough to beat New Oxford and fell 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Golden Knights in their meetings with the Colonials: they've now lost five in a row.
Parker Strayer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-6 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Brock Adams, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Kennard-Dale's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of West York Area. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Rams couldn't push the score so high this time.
Eastern York's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Kennard-Dale, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern York has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Kennard-Dale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eastern York couldn't quite get it done against Kennard-Dale when the teams last played on April 9th as they fell 7-3. Can the Golden Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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