The James Buchanan Rockets will be playing at home against the West Perry Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. James Buchanan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Monday, everything went James Buchanan's way against Mifflin County as James Buchanan made off with a 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for James Buchanan.
Carter Hissong made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hissong has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hissong was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jimmy Bell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Parker Summers, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Perry didn't have quite enough to beat Northern York on Tuesday and fell 4-2. That's two games in a row now that West Perry has lost by exactly two runs.
James Buchanan has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for West Perry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
James Buchanan skirted past West Perry 5-3 in their previous matchup back in April. Does James Buchanan have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Perry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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