The McNary Celtics will square off against the Sandy Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. McNary's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Sandy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
McNary barely beat Sprague the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Celtics put the hurt on the Olympians with a sharp 10-4 win on Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Celtics sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Sandy's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mountainside on Monday. The Pioneers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
McNary pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sandy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
McNary was able to grind out a solid victory over Sandy when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Celtics repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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