Cambridge Springs lost against Saegertown back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Cambridge Springs Devils fell victim to a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of the Saegertown Panthers. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cambridge Springs in their matchups with Saegertown: they've now lost five in a row.
Joshua Gorton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
On Saegertown's side, Wyatt Burchill and Levi Gardner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Burchill struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Gardner pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Burchill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Burchill scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Gardner scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on DeMarcus Manning, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Young, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cambridge Springs' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Saegertown, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1-1.
Cambridge Springs will head out on the road to challenge Cranberry Area at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Cambridge Springs has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Saegertown, they will head out on the road to take on Union City at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Saegertown's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games.
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