The Cambria Heights Highlanders will take on the West Shamokin Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Cambria Heights is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Homer-Center just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-4. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Cambria Heights has scored all season.
Cambria Heights got a good showing from Austin Sprague, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Ethan Kline made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Carson Lobick was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, West Shamokin was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moniteau.
West Shamokin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben McConnell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. McConnell has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cambria Heights fell to 6-1. As for West Shamokin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cambria Heights has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like West Shamokin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cambria Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against West Shamokin in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Shamokin's Niko Buffone, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Cambria Heights to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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