The Waynesboro Indians are on the road again on Thursday to play the Northern York Polar Bears at 4:30 p.m. Waynesboro's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Northern York's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Waynesboro beats Northern York with two runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Waynesboro won by a run and slipped past Big Spring 2-1. That's two games straight that Waynesboro has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Northern York had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Boiling Springs on Tuesday.
Collin McDonald was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Spencer Cunningham made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Waynesboro's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Northern York, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Waynesboro skirted past Northern York 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northern York's Timmy Bonin, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Waynesboro to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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