The Cumberland Valley Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Cedar Cliff Colts at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Cumberland Valley is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Hempfield hit Cumberland Valley with a six-run third inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell 9-6 to the Black Knights.
Liam Lee made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Firestone, who got three hits from his three at bats.
Meanwhile, Cedar Cliff had just enough and edged out Muhlenberg 3-2 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colts.
Max Utsick tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Price, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Sammy Georges was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
The win got Cedar Cliff back to even at 6-6. As for Cumberland Valley, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Cumberland Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Cedar Cliff in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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