South Western is 6-1 against York Suburban since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Western Mustangs will be playing at home against the York Suburban Trojans at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Western has nine straight victories, York Suburban has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, South Western beat New Oxford 6-3. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs South Western has scored all year.
Brandon Rummel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Rummel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Brendan Coulson looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Landen Eyster, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Jacob Berzonski was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, York Suburban didn't have quite enough to beat Northeastern on Wednesday and fell 4-2.
York Suburban saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Pridgen, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
South Western's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for York Suburban, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
South Western took their win against York Suburban in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 14-3. Will South Western repeat their success, or does York Suburban have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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