The Cedar Cliff Colts will take on the Mechanicsburg Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar Cliff will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Cedar Cliff's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Altoona 10-0. The win continues a trend for the Colts in their matchups with the Mountain Lions: they've now won five in a row.
Luke Sowers
| 04/15/25 vs Altoona | 6 |
| 03/24/25 @ Mechanicsburg | 4 |
| 04/26/24 vs Dallastown | 4 |
| 05/13/24 @ State College | 3 |
| 05/06/24 @ Chambersburg | 3 |
Luke Sowers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Secrest, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Owen Anastasi, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Little Lions.
The result came thanks to Gino Coleman's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Jager Nailor was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Eli Reider also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Mechanicsburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Cedar Cliff, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Cedar Cliff was able to grind out a solid victory over Mechanicsburg when the teams last played back in March, winning 8-5. Do the Colts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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