After a string of three wins, Fort Cherry's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the West Greene Pioneers by a score of 8-7. Fort Cherry was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as West Greene apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
Matt Sieg put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Sieg has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sieg was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Ben Demascal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Trnavsky, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Fort Cherry didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On West Greene's side, the team relied heavily on Johnny Lampe, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kameron Tedrow, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Fort Cherry's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for West Greene, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Fort Cherry will head out on the road to challenge Mapletown at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Fort Cherry is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for West Greene, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Waynesburg Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Greene: 2.6, Waynesburg Central: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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