The Fort Cherry Rangers will face off against the McKeesport Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Cherry has three straight victories, McKeesport has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fort Cherry's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Northgate with a sharp 15-0 win. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Colton Temple
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Colton Temple was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Nathan Wolfe was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Fort Cherry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, McKeesport came up short against Connellsville on Tuesday, falling 16-1.
Fort Cherry pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for McKeesport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
McKeesport's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fort Cherry hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. It's a different story for McKeesport, though, as they've only averaged .169. Will they be able to contain Fort Cherry's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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