Chestnut Ridge has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Greater Johnstown Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Chestnut Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Greater Johnstown will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Chestnut Ridge never let their opponents score. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Bishop McCort. The victory was just what Chestnut Ridge needed coming off of a 13-2 loss in their prior matchup.
Nate Whysong made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Whysong was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Collier, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Caden Milliron, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Greater Johnstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 23rd straight defeat. Their rough 15-0 loss to Richland might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Greater Johnstown has lost by exactly 15 runs.
The win got Chestnut Ridge back to even at 1-1. As for Greater Johnstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Chestnut Ridge's way against Greater Johnstown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Chestnut Ridge made off with an 8-2 victory. Does Chestnut Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greater Johnstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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