The Cranberry Area Berries will square off against the North Clarion Wolves at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Cranberry Area and 15 for North Clarion dating back to last season.
Wilmington hit Cranberry Area with a four-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Berries lost 11-1 to the Greyhounds. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Berries have suffered since March 29th.
Cranberry Area saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Marchinke, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for North Clarion's offense. They came up short against Kane on Wednesday, falling 17-0.
North Clarion's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Cranberry Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Everything went Cranberry Area's way against North Clarion in their previous matchup back in April, as Cranberry Area made off with an 11-1 win. Will the Berries repeat their success, or do the Wolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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