The Chestnut Ridge Lions will head out on the road to take on the Everett Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Everett took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Chestnut Ridge, who comes in off a win.
While Chestnut Ridge's win against Greater Johnstown wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lions' pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won seven in a row.
Brody Halkovich
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Not much got past Brody Halkovich, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Greater Johnstown off the board. Halkovich has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Chestnut Ridge's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Blake Conlon, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Chestnut Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greater Johnstown struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Everett didn't have quite enough to beat Northern Bedford County on Thursday and fell 4-3.
Levi Cornell was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed over his last two matchups. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Everett's defeat dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Chestnut Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6-1.
Chestnut Ridge suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Everett when the teams last played on Saturday. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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