After flying high against West Middlesex on Thursday, Cranberry Area came back down to earth. The Cranberry Area Berries fell just short of the West Middlesex Big Reds by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Cranberry Area was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as West Middlesex apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played.
Cole Findlay made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
On West Middlesex's side, Roman Golub made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Golub has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Golub was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Caleb Koncar was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. David Lakatos was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Cranberry Area has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for West Middlesex, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
Cranberry Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Middlesex, they will challenge Cochranton at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. West Middlesex has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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