The Chestnut Ridge Lions are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Somerset Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chestnut Ridge will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Forest Hills, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Chestnut Ridge's pitcher stepped up to hand Forest Hills a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Nate Whysong, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Forest Hills off the board. Whysong has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chestnut Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was T.J. Weyant, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Somerset gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against Richland as Somerset made off with an 18-5 victory.
Braeden Flower made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Flower was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Somerset let Callen Miller and Lane Lambert loose on the outfield. Miller went 5-for-6 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Lambert got on base in four of his six plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Craig McKnight was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Chestnut Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Somerset, their record now sits at 12-5.
Chestnut Ridge suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Somerset in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Flower, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that Chestnut Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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