The Northern York Polar Bears will challenge the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northern York is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Northern York is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Red Land 10-3 on Saturday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Matthew Kendall
| 05/03/25 vs Red Land | 4 |
| 04/19/24 vs Red Land | 3 |
| 04/05/25 @ Carlisle | 2 |
| 04/03/25 @ Big Spring | 2 |
| 05/01/24 @ Greencastle-Antrim | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Matthew Kendall, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jacob Yost was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Northern York was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Shippensburg's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Waynesboro on Tuesday.
Northern York's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Shippensburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
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