The Shippensburg Greyhounds will venture away from home to square off against the Northern York Polar Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Shippensburg fell victim to Waynesboro and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northern York). They blew past Red Land 10-3 on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Polar Bears sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
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.
Northern York's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Shippensburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Shippensburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern York in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Greyhounds since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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