Cambria Heights scored first but ultimately less than United in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of the United Lions by a score of 11-10. Cambria Heights has not had much luck with United recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mitchell Elias made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Nelen, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Cambria Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as United only tossed four.
On United's side, the team relied heavily on Cole McGinnis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caden McCully, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Cambria Heights' loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for United, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
While Cambria Heights had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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