The J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado are taking a road trip to square off against the Elizabethtown Bears at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 16 defeats in a row, J.P. McCaskey turned things around against Cedar Crest on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Falcons 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Red Tornado have posted since April 20, 2024.
Elizabethtown never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Lebanon on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Cedars with a sharp 16-8 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Elizabethtown's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8. As for J.P. McCaskey, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 2-16.
J.P. McCaskey came up short against Elizabethtown in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 6-1. Can the Red Tornado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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