Selinsgrove has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Shippensburg Greyhounds on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Selinsgrove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Lampeter-Strasburg as Selinsgrove made off with an 11-4 win. Selinsgrove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Joshua Domaracki made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Domaracki has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Domaracki was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Tucker Teats and Mason Richter did most of the damage at the plate: Teats went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs, while Richter went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Teats has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Caleb Hicks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg's hitters rose to the challenge against a Fightin' Tigers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.95 runs allowed on Monday. Shippensburg never let Marple Newtown onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. That looming 12-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Shippensburg yet this season.
Selinsgrove's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Shippensburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
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