Annville-Cleona is 2-8 against Lancaster Catholic since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Annville-Cleona Dutchmen will head out on the road to square off against the Lancaster Catholic Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. Annville-Cleona is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
If Annville-Cleona beats Lancaster Catholic with eight runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Annville-Cleona skirted past Lancaster Mennonite 8-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Annville-Cleona.
Colten Shaffer and Cameron Connelly did most of the damage at the plate: Shaffer scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Connelly scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryce Keller, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Lancaster Catholic came out on top against Columbia on Wednesday by a score of 8-5 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Logan Weyforth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Weyforth was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ty George, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Liam Ahern was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Annville-Cleona's record is now 9-5. As for Lancaster Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Annville-Cleona has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lancaster Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Annville-Cleona couldn't quite finish off Lancaster Catholic in their previous matchup last Wednesday and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lancaster Catholic's Drew Walker, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Annville-Cleona knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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