The Littlestown Thunderbolts will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Eastern York Golden Knights at 4:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Littlestown is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell just short of West York Area by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Littlestown couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brandon Clabaugh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Ryan Jones 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 all four of his plate appearances.
Eastern York lost 12-6 to Bermudian Springs on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for Eastern York in their matchups with Bermudian Springs: they've now lost four in a row.
Eastern York also got a good showing from Anthony DiNardi, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Carter Foote-Renwick was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Parker Strayer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Eastern York didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bermudian Springs only tossed five.
Littlestown's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Eastern York, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Littlestown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eastern York struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Littlestown skirted past Eastern York 5-3 when the teams last played on April 5th. Does Littlestown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastern York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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